Case Name: Watson v. Williams
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1897-11-26
Citations: 102 Ga. 852
Docket Number: 
Parties: Watson v. Williams.
Judges: All the Justices concurring.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 102
Pages: 852–852

Head Matter:
Watson v. Williams.
Argued October 27,
Decided November 26, 1897.
Certiorari. Before Judge Sweat. Ware superior court. July 30, 1897.
C. C. Thomas, for plaintiff in error.
Toomer & Reynolds, contra.

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.