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Gary Daniel Griffinv.Dennis R. Turner

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia
Docket No.A19A0281
DecidedJune 21, 2019
Reporter287 Ga. 622
JudgesCourt of Appeals of Georgia
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CivilTort LawCivil ProcedureSummary JudgmentDefamationReversalVacaturDissent
Case Summary

Gary Griffin sued his South Carolina neighbor, Dennis Turner, for allegedly interfering with Griffin’s photography employment and landscaping business. Griffin claimed Turner contacted his employer, school systems, authorities, and customers, using accusations about arrests and other disputes that caused Griffin to lose work and customers. The trial court granted Turner summary judgment and awarded attorney fees. The Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment only as to three landscaping accounts. It held that the record created triable issues on the remaining interference claims, so Turner had not shown entitlement to judgment as a matter of law on those claims. The court also vacated the attorney-fee ruling because the order did not identify the statutory subsection or make the findings required for appellate review. The case returned for further proceedings on the unresolved claims and for a properly supported decision about fees. A judge concurred in part and dissented from the ruling on the broader landscaping claims.

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