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· 12/1/1993

Windermere, Ltd. v. Bettes

Citations

  • 438 S.E.2d 406
  • 211 Ga. App. 177
  • 93 Fulton County D. Rep. 4468
  • 1993 Ga. App. LEXIS 1484

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • landlord’s failure to comply with mandatory safety provisions of applicable fire or building exit code could support award of punitive damages
  • demand letter expressly offering to settle the entire case with all defendants for all damages covered separate claim for attorney fees under OCGA § 13-6-11
  • demand letter expressly offering to settle the entire case with all defendants for all damages covered separate claim for attorney fees under OCGA § 13-6-11
  • “[T]he absence of an intentional tort is not fatal to [a] claim for OCGA § 13-6-11 bad faith attorney fees.”
  • “Clerical errors and irregularities in the judgment, if they appear on the face of the record, may be 11 corrected even after expiration of the term.”
  • “Evidence that appellants failed to comply with mandatory safety regulations promulgated for the benefit of appellees is some evidence that appellants acted in bad faith in the transaction, within the meaning of OCGA § 13-6-11.”

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Judges: Cooper, Beasley, Smith

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