Legal Opinion
Mendoza v. Pennington
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 22, 1999No. A99A1123PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Harold R. Banke.
Gregory and Hortencia Mendoza sued attorney John Pennington and his law firm for negligent performance of duties in connection with a bankruptcy petition filed by Pennington on behalf of their wholly owned corporation known as Mendoza Development Corporation. Because the Mendozas failed to attach an expert affidavit to their complaint under OCGA § 9-11-9.1, the court dismissed the action. On appeal, the Mendozas contend that since they alleged only simple negligence against the defendants, an expert affidavit was unnecessary. Held:
1. In any action for professional…
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