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  • Georgia Dept. of Transp. v. Meadow Trace Inc.

    Publication Date: 2004-10-08
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. David Syfan and Thomas L. Fitzgerald Hulsey, Oliver & Mahar LLP, Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Frank Armstrong III Stewart, Melvin & Frost LLP, Gainesville, T. Michael Tennant Alston & Bird LLP, Tim Carssow and Ian Landgreen Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: S04A1162

    The Court of Appeals has jurisdi over the DOT's appeal regarding how much highway access a landowner's deed conveyed in a condemnation a

  • Vara v. Essex Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2004-09-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter D. Adams, Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Jonathan B. Davis Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, and Gregory T. Carter Whelchel, Brown, Readdick & Bumgartner, Brunswick, for appellee. Other party representation: John R. Ferrelle, Brunswick.
    Case Number: A04A1900

    The insureds' third-party complaint against their insurer was the proper legal procedure for determining whether the insurer is or may be liable to them under an indemnity insurance agreement in th

  • Unified Gov't of Athens-Clarke County v. Hospital Auth. of Clarke County

    Publication Date: 2004-05-14
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew H. Marshall Begnaud & Marshall LLP, and William C. Berryman Jr., Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Emmet J. Bondurant Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, Atlanta, and J. Edward Allen Fortson, Bentley & Griffin PA, Athens, for appellees. Amicus appellee: Jack S. Schroder Jr. Alston & Bird, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S04A0449

    A 2-step process for filling vacancies on the county hospital board of trustees did not have to be reduced to wr

  • Killean Partners Inc. v. Southeast Properties Inc.

    Publication Date: 2004-04-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary S. Freed, William J. Piercy Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin, and Suzanne E. Deddish Freed & Berman PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Daniel N. Esrey, T. Michael Tennant and Andrew M. Gibson Alston & Bird, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A03A2563

    Nothing in the plain and explicit terms of the Georgia Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions Act precludes a broker from recovering under common law in the absence of a brokerage agre

  • Mansour Props. LLC v. I-85/GA 20 Ventures Inc.

    Publication Date: 2004-04-02
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel N. Esrey, Peter M. Degnan Alston & Bird, and Warren W. Willis Jr. Morris, Manning & Martin, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . John P. O'Brien and Bret T. Thrasher Thompson, O'Brien, Kemp & Nasuti PC, Norcross, for appellee.
    Case Number: S03A1484

    The plaintiff waived its right to partition the 110 acres of undeveloped property that it owned with the defendant by contractually obligating itself to certify that any potential transferee would h

  • Blazer v. State

    Publication Date: 2004-04-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John L. Latham Alston & Bird, and Steven H. Sadow, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Carmen D. Smith, Solicitor General, Jody L. Peskin, Assistant Solicitor General, and Richard N. Elliott Sr. Fulton County Solicitor's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A04A0228

    Some evidence supported the trial court's finding that the defendant did not reasonably believe that the force he used to remove a patron from the restricted area of his business was nece

  • McCombs v. Synthes USA

    Publication Date: 2004-04-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James H. Webb Jr. Webb, Stuckey & Lindsey, Peachtree City, Martin C. Jones Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover, Tifton, and Sharon J. Whitwell, Locust Grove, for appellant.
    for defendant: Susan A. Cahoon Kilpatrick & Stockton LLP, Jenifer N. Stephens Alston & Bird LLP and Jeffrey J. Toney, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A01A0006

    A wa on the package insert for a defective plate device was adequate and reasonable under the circumstances where the plate device failed in the exact manner encompassed by the wa

  • Turner v. Flournoy

    Publication Date: 2004-04-02
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scot E. Hitch Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, Ray L. Allison Denney, Pease, Allison & Kirk, Jaimie B. DeLoach and Clifton C. Fay, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Jerry A. Buchanan Buchanan & Land, Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: S03A1730

    In the absence of a transcript, competent evidence presumably supported the trial court's dec to permanently enjoin development of a subdiv

  • Mansour Props. LLC v. I-85/GA 20 Ventures Inc.

    Publication Date: 2004-02-27
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel N. Esrey, Peter M. Degnan Alston & Bird, and Warren W. Willis Jr. Morris, Manning & Martin, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . John P. O'Brien and Bret T. Thrasher Thompson, O'Brien, Kemp & Nasuti PC, Norcross, for appellee.
    Case Number: S03A1484

    The plaintiff waived its right to partition the 110 acres of undeveloped property that it owned with the defendant by contractually obligating itself to certify that any potential transferee would h

  • Kull v. Six Flags Over Ga. II LLP

    Publication Date: 2003-12-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph D. Perrotta, Louis R. Feingold Northcutt, Edwards & Feingold and Joseph H. King Jr. King & Hobbs, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew M. Gibson, Heather R. Peoples Alston & Bird LLP, and Robert E. Mulholland Savell & Williams, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A01A2315

    The plaintiff was barred from recovering for injuries received when he fell from a ladder after being shocked while maintaining a scoreboard because his failure to comply with OSHA regulations amou