Crawford v. Johnson

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• explaining that the requirements of OCGA § 9-11-9.1 apply to claims for professional malpractice by negligent act or omission, sounding in tort or breach of contract for failure to perform professional services in accordance with the professional standard of care
• upholding summary judgment on claim for contribution or indemnity against attorney to the extent that plaintiffs liability was based on his own fraud and willful conversion, but remanding on other parts of claim that may have been caused by attorney's actions
• claims against attorney not involving professional negligence, i.e., fraud and conversion, do not require § 9-11-9.1 affidavit
• executor has rights of contribution and indemnity against employer law firm arising from employee’s negligence
• employers are liable under respon-deat superior for fraudulent acts done in the course of employment
• Regardless of nomenclature, claim asserted by a plaintiff that is predicated on allegations “that the defendant-professional ... rendered negligent professional services” falls within the ambit of OCGA § 9-11-9.1 (a).

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