Legal Opinion

Litland v. Smith

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 11, 2000No. A00A2568PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mikell, Judge.

John Litland sued Jackie W. Smith for fraud and breach of an oral contract relating to the construction of Litland’s home. The trial court converted Smith’s motion to dismiss into a motion for summary judgment and entered judgment in favor of Smith. Litland appeals, arguing that the court erred in concluding that Smith acted in his corporate capacity and that there was no consideration for the alleged oral contract. We affirm.

In reviewing grants of summary judgment, “this [c]ourt conducts a de novo review of the law and the evidence.” Desai v. Silver Dollar City, 229 Ga. App.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Desai v. Silver Dollar City, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Clark v. CauthenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Fuda v. KroenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  5. Bearden v. EBCAP SUPPLY COMPANYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Jones v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  2. Harvey v. J. H. Harvey Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Wessinger v. Spivey (In Re Galbreath)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Georgia · 2002
  4. John Zambetti v. Cheeley Investments, L. P.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  5. First Bank of Georgia v. Robertson Grading, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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