SPINDEL v. JONES

26121.

227 Ga. 264 (1971)

180 S.E.2d 242

SPINDEL v. JONES et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 25, 1971.

Rehearing Denied February 15, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Webb, Parker, Young & Ferguson, John Tye Ferguson, Paul Webb, Jr., for appellant.

Westmoreland, Hall & Bryan, John Westmoreland, Jr., P. Joseph McGee, for appellees.

Cullen M. Ward, amicus curiae.

Peek, Whaley & Haldi, Glenville Haldi, for party at interest not party to record.


ALMAND, Chief Justice.

The petition for certiorari assigns error on the rulings by the Court of Appeals that: (a) the amount of exemplary damages was excessive, (b) the amount awarded by the jury for attorney's fees was in excess of what should be regarded as reasonable and adequate, and (c) the total verdict was "so excessive of the relief sought and to which the plaintiff was entitled as to indicate bias or prejudice on the part of the jury, requiring the grant...

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