Legal Opinion
Kinard v. Worldcom, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 26, 2000No. A00A0131PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
William Kinard appeals a superior court order awarding Worldcom, Inc. $65,150 in attorney fees and expenses. Kinard argues that the trial court misapplied OCGA § 9-15-14 because the underlying action was substantially justified and he presented a justiciable issue of law. We disagree and affirm.
Kinard v. Worldcom, 232 Ga. App. 278 (500 SE2d 649) (1998) provides the background to this dispute:
On November 6, 1991, Innova Information Systems (“Innova”) granted a stock subscription warrant to Worldcom, Inc., then called ATC, a stockholder in Innova. The warrant gave ATC the…
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- Moore v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
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