· 3/14/2003
Sprewell v. Thompson & Hutson, South Carolina, LLC
Citations
- 581 S.E.2d 322
- 260 Ga. App. 312
- 2003 Fulton County D. Rep. 1013
- 2003 Ga. App. LEXIS 353
How courts have described this case
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- holding that “to make a ‘showing’ Nos. 23AP-221 & 23AP-222 4 that a meritorious defense exists, ‘the defendant must provide factual information and may not rely solely on conclusions.’ ”
- counsel’s affidavit amounted to nothing more than general denial that defendant was not indebted to plaintiff
- trial court did not err in determining that law firm was entitled to recover attorney fees and expenses associated with its work in collection action
- this court’s decision must be made on record and not upon briefs of counsel
- “In such affidavit, the only attempt counsel made in setting out a defense was a general denial that [defendant] was not indebted to [the plaintiff]. Such conclusionary statements cannot constitute the showing of a meritorious defense.”
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Judges: Eldridge, Johnson, Mikell
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