James C. Barnes v. Matthew Scott Harkins

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ May 23, 2017 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A17A1643. JAMES C. BARNES et al. v. MATTHEW SCOTT HARKINS et al. Homeowners Matthew Scott Harkins and Laura X. Harkins (“the Plaintiffs”) sued builders James C. Barnes and Nick Stewart (“the Defendants”). The Defendants filed a compound motion seeking an injunction, dismissal of the suit, and summary judgment. The crux of the motion was that the Plaintiffs were barred from pursuing their suit under OCGA § 8-2-38 (m) because they were deemed to have…