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Jones v. White

The trial court erred in granting summary judgment to the defendant consultant, as material issues of fact remained regarding the fee-splitting arrangement between the plaintiff and this defendant, who were both consultants to a housing authority and worked with three developers on a project to revitalize a public housing facility.

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These five consolidated appeals arise out of Margaret Jones’s and Margaret Jones & Associates’s collectively, “Jones” claim for unpaid consulting fees in connection with her work for a team of three developers, Steve Brock, Carl Drury, and Noel Khalil, on a project to revitalize the former Perry Homes, a public housing facility managed by the Atlanta Housing Authority “AHA”. Jones filed suit against the developers and Perry Homes Redevelopment, LLC “PHR”, as well as Richard White, a consultant on the project, and White’s associated company, The Alisias Holding Company,1 alleging claims of breach of contract, unjust enrichment, promissory estoppel, and fraud. Brock filed a motion for summary judgment. On October 17, 2008, the trial court entered its order granting Brock’s motion on Jones’s claims of breach of contract, promissory estoppel, and fraud, and it denied Brock’s motion on her claim of unjust enrichment. Khalil and White subsequently filed motions for summary judgment on all claims, and Brock moved for reconsideration of the trial court’s denial of summary judgment on Jones’s unjust enrichment claim. On April 9, 2009, the trial court entered an order i granting White’s motion for summary judgment as to all claims, ii granting Khalil’s motion for summary judgment on Jones’s breach of contract claim, iii denying Khalil’s motion for summary judgment on Jones’s claims of unjust enrichment, promissory estoppel, and fraud, and iv denying Brock’s motion for reconsideration.

In Case No. A11A1047, Jones appeals the grant of summary judgment to White and Alisias on her breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and promissory estoppel claims. We reverse because genuine issues of material fact remain for the jury.

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