EWAYS v. GEORGIA R.R. BANK

No. 85-8754.

806 F.2d 991 (1986)

Joseph M. EWAYS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The GEORGIA RAILROAD BANK and Stewart O'Shell, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 22, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana F. Braum, Savannah, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles C. Stebbins, III, O. Palmour Hollis, Augusta, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before VANCE and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges, ALLGOOD, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant Joseph Eways appeals a default judgment against him. We reverse the district court's award of $50,000.00 for bad faith damages. We vacate the district court's award of $107,913.82 for litigation expenses to the extent that such award exceeds $54,711.57, and remand for a determination of whether litigation expenses in excess of $54,711.57 can be properly awarded. In all other respects, we affirm the default judgment.

I. The $50,000.00...

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