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Deavours v. Hog Mountain Creations, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Georgia
May 27, 1994
445 S.E.2d 579 (Ga. Ct. App. 1994)

Opinion

A92A1694, A92A1697.

DECIDED MAY 27, 1994.

Attorney fees. Gwinnett State Court. Before Judge Hoffman.

Glenville Haldi, for appellants.

Thompson, O'Brien, Kemp Nasuit, J. Patrick O'Brien, William M. Coolidge III, Donna N. Kemp, for appellees.


In Betallic, Inc. v. Deavours, 263 Ga. 796 ( 439 S.E.2d 643) (1994), the Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part the judgment rendered by this court in Deavours v. Hog Mt. Creations, 207 Ga. App. 557 ( 428 S.E.2d 388) (1993), and directed that we take such further action as may be necessary to give effect to the Supreme Court's opinion.

In Deavours, supra, the trial court granted an award of attorney fees and expenses of litigation to appellee-defendants based on their initial counterclaims for such an award pursuant to OCGA § 9-15-14. Construing OCGA § 9-15-14, we held that a claim for attorney fees and expenses of litigation for abusive litigation under OCGA § 9-15-14 must be made by motion within 45 days after the case is concluded. Since the motion made by appellee in this case was untimely, we reversed the trial court's award of attorney fees to appellee. In Betallic, the Supreme Court agreed with our construction of OCGA § 9-15-14, but disagreed with that portion of our opinion quoting In the Interest of M. A. K., 202 Ga. App. 342 (1) ( 414 S.E.2d 288) (1991), stating that a claim for litigation costs and attorney fees under OCGA § 9-15-14 was available only to a "prevailing party."

Accordingly, that portion of our opinion in Deavours, supra, as well as in M. A. K., supra, is disapproved. The judgment of the Supreme Court is made the judgment of this court.

Judgment reversed in Case No. A92A1694. Appeal dismissed in Case No. A92A1697. Pope, C. J., McMurray, P. J., Birdsong, P. J., Beasley, P. J., Cooper, Andrews, Johnson and Blackburn, JJ., concur.

DECIDED MAY 27, 1994.


Summaries of

Deavours v. Hog Mountain Creations, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Georgia
May 27, 1994
445 S.E.2d 579 (Ga. Ct. App. 1994)
Case details for

Deavours v. Hog Mountain Creations, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:DEAVOURS et al. v. HOG MOUNTAIN CREATIONS, INC. et al.; and vice versa

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: May 27, 1994

Citations

445 S.E.2d 579 (Ga. Ct. App. 1994)
213 Ga. App. 337

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