Case Name: AMERICAN SOUTHERN FINANCIAL, LTD. v. YANG et al.
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1994-10-03
Citations: 264 Ga. 513
Docket Number: S94A1096
Parties: AMERICAN SOUTHERN FINANCIAL, LTD. v. YANG et al.
Judges: All the Justices concur, except Hunt, C. J., Fletcher and Sears-Collins, JJ., who dissent.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 264
Pages: 513–514

Head Matter:
S94A1096.
AMERICAN SOUTHERN FINANCIAL, LTD. v. YANG et al.
(448 SE2d 450)

Opinion:
Thompson, Justice.
We granted an interlocutory appeal in this case to consider appellant's assertion that a jury waiver provision in a commercial lease agreement is enforceable. Appellant's assertion is controlled adversely by our decision in Bank South, N.A. v. Howard, 264 Ga. 339 (444 SE2d 799) (1994), in which we held that pre-litigation contractual waivers of jury trial are not enforceable in cases tried under the laws of Georgia. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court's ruling.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur, except Hunt, C. J., Fletcher and Sears-Collins, JJ., who dissent.