Kesler v. Veal

Full title: KESLER et al. v. VEAL et al

Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Feb 26, 1988

367 S.E.2d 132 (Ga. Ct. App. 1988)

367 S.E.2d 132

Opinion

73452.

DECIDED FEBRUARY 26, 1988.

Action for damages, etc. Dodge Superior Court. Before Judge O'Connor, Senior Judge.

Edward E. Strain III, Andrew J. Hill, Jr., for appellants.

A. Jack Kemp II, for appellees.

BIRDSONG, Chief Judge.

The Supreme Court affirmed what we said in Kesler v. Veal, 182 Ga. App. 444 ( 356 S.E.2d 254) with regard to allowance of damages, including punitive damages for the fraud in a fraudulent conveyance action; but under the facts and circumstances of this case reversed the damages award against the transferee. Accordingly, the trial court is instructed to strike the award of damages against the transferee in this case, H. V. Kesler. See Kesler v. Veal, 257 Ga. 677 ( 362 S.E.2d 214).

Judgment affirmed in part and reversed in part. Deen, P. J., McMurray, P. J., Banke, P. J., Carley, Sognier, Pope, Benham and Beasley, JJ., concur.

DECIDED FEBRUARY 26, 1988.