WALLACE v. NOBLE VILLAGE AT BUCKHEAD SENIOR HOUSING, LLC

No. A08A0437.

664 S.E.2d 292 (2008)

WALLACE v. NOBLE VILLAGE AT BUCKHEAD SENIOR HOUSING, LLC.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

June 26, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cook, Hall & Lampros, Christopher B. Hall, Peter A. Lampros, Atlanta, for appellant.

Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, Kelly A. Lee, Atlanta, for appellee.


BARNES, Chief Judge.

Under OCGA § 9-15-14, the trial court imposed sanctions against Janett Wallace and her counsel for filing suit against the wrong defendant. We granted Wallace's application for discretionary review of that order directing that she and her counsel pay $40,217 in attorney fees and costs, and for the reasons that follow, we reverse.

According to Wallace's complaint, she was wheelchair-bound due to multiple sclerosis and on October 24...

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