FAIRBURN BANKING COMPANY v. Gafford

Benham, Justice.

After this court affirmed without opinion the judgment against appellant (Fairburn Banking Co. v. Gafford, 262 Ga. XXVIII (1992)), appellees filed a motion in the trial court for attorney fees pursuant to OCGA § 9-15-14 on the ground that appellant’s original complaint lacked substantial justification. The trial court granted the motion, interpreting the Code section to permit a motion for attorney fees to be made within 45 days of the final disposition of the case on appeal. To decide whether the phrase “final disposition of the action,” as used in OCGA § 9-15-14 (e), 1 means…