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DAVIS et al. v. FOMON.
54680.
SMITH, Judge.
Action for damages. DeKalb State Court. Before Judge Smith.
The only issue raised on this appeal is the propriety of a jury award and judgment for expenses of litigation including attorney fees (Code 20-1404) in a property damage suit. There was evidence which would authorize a jury to find that the defendant had been stubbornly litigious. But there was no evidence produced to guide the jury in determining the amount of damages to be awarded as expenses of litigation or attorney fees. Since an allowance for damages cannot be based on guesswork (Tendrift Realty Co. v. Hayes, 140 Ga. App. 896 (232 SE2d 169) (1977)), the plaintiff failed to make out a proper case for these damages, and the award was not supported by the evidence.
Ronald K. Owen, for appellee.
William L. Skinner, for appellants.
SUBMITTED OCTOBER 4, 1977 -- DECIDED NOVEMBER 16, 1977.
Thursday December 4 22:45 CST


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