Legal Opinion
Kent v. David G. Brown, P.E., Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 9, 2001No. A00A2267PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Presiding Judge.
In this case we are asked to decide whether OCGA § 13-6-11 authorizes a trial court to award attorney fees and expenses of litigation incurred as a result of defending an appeal after a jury verdict has been rendered. We find that it does not. Accordingly, we vacate the jury verdict awarding post-trial attorney fees and expenses of litigation.
*448David G. Brown, P.E., Inc. sued L. B. Kent on an account. A jury awarded damages to Brown, and Kent appealed. The record shows that the jury’s award included $400 in litigation expenses and $15,150 in attorney fees based on…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- David G. Brown, P. E., Inc. v. KentSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
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