Watson v. Williams

29 S.E. 476, 102 Ga. 852, 1897 Ga. LEXIS 693

• Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
• Decided: November 26, 1897
• Status: Published

Opinion

Atkinson, J.

It appearing that an employer had discharged an employee* and tendered him his wages up to the date of his discharge, and requested him to sign a receipt in full for the wages then due, and that the latter refused to sign such receipt, upon a suit to recover such wages the employee is not entitled to recover attorney’s fees upon the ground that the-defendant was “stubbornly litigious.” Direction is given that the attorney’s fees he written off the judgment and it stand affirmed. It is* further directed that the defendant in error in this court pay the costs-which have accrued since the date of the judgment in the court below..

Judgment affirmed, with direction.

All the Justices concurring.