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# O.C.G.A. § 13-11-8. Attorneys’ fees.

In any action to enforce a claim under this chapter, the prevailing party is entitled to recover a reasonable fee for the services of its attorney including but not limited to trial and appeal and arbitration, in an amount to be determined by the court or the arbitrators, as the case may be.

## History

Code 1981, § 13-11-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1398, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For annual survey of construction law, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 109 (2004).