Hodge v. Jennings Mill, Ltd.

How courts have described this case

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• trial court erred by denying motion to dismiss breach of contract claim “to the extent it sounded in malpractice”
• an OCGA § 9-11-9.1 affidavit is required when “the claim is based upon the failure of the professional to meet the requisite standards of the subject profession”
• no § 9-11-9.1 affidavit necessary to support fraud claim against attorneys
• “[T]he affidavit requirements of OCGA § 9-11-9.1 are limited to those claims for professional malpractice by negligent act or omission, sounding in tort or by breach of contract for failure to perform professional services [in] accordance with the professional obligation of care.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).