Legal Opinion
Bostick v. Cmm Properties, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 11, 2015No. S14G1223PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Presiding Justice.
This Court granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals in Bostick v. CMM Properties, 327 Ga. App. 137 (755 SE2d 895) (2014), to consider whether the Court of Appeals erred when it found an identity of parties (or their privies) sufficient to permit the application of res judicata. SeeOCGA § 9-12-40. For the reasons that follow, we find that the Court of Appeals erred in this regard, and consequently, we reverse and remand.
The facts as found by the Court of Appeals are the following. In January 1992, Diversified Capital Management, Inc. (“Diversified”) leased premises…
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