Georgia Court of Appeals

Aames Plumbing & Heating, Inc. v. Sharon Shuford

A15A2166 January 25, 2016 Affirmed In Part/Reversed In Part

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What the court decided

The legal issue involved whether attorney fees were recoverable when a jury awarded zero damages on a counterclaim for fraud. The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision that litigation expenses are not recoverable when a defendant receives zero damages on a fraud counterclaim.