Fortson v. Hardwick

MlKELL, Judge.

This is the second appearance of these parties in this Court. In the first, Hardwick v. Fortson, 1 we granted Clifford Hardwick’s discretionary appeal from an order requiring him to pay attorney fees under OCGA § 9-15-14. Because the settlement award between the parties precluded the trial court’s award, we reversed the order. 2 While the appeal in the first case was pending, however, Major Fortson filed an action against Hardwick in the Fulton County Superior Court, alleging that Hardwick engaged in bad faith and that Fortson should be.awarded attorney fees and damages for…