• Dunn-Craft v. State Farm Mut. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2012-03-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Terry D. Jackson, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John B. Craig, Kevin P. Reardon Harper, Waldon & Craig, Christopher T. Byrd, Earl W. Gunn, McLendon W. Garrett Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial LLC, Michael J. Rust, Christopher M. Ziegler Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske LLP, Atlanta, Robert C. Harrison Downey & Cleveland LLP, Marietta, William T. Mitchell and Andrew S. Ashby Cruser & Mitchell LLP, Norcross, for appellees. Other party representation: Denise D. Hoying, Atlanta.

    Case Number: A11A2420

    The plaintiff was not entitled to stack the UM coverage provided in her boyfriend's four insurance pol

  • Bradley v. Winn-Dixie Stores Inc.

    Publication Date: 2012-03-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackwell, Keith R.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leslie S. Jean-Bart Farah & Farah PA, Jacksonville, Fla. and James H. Wyman Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Buschmann Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Jacksonville, Fla., for appellee.

    Case Number: A11A2238

    The trial court erred in applying the rule set out in Prophecy Corp. v. Charles Rossignol, Inc., 256 Ga. 27 1986, to conclude that the plaintiff failed to establish that the grocery store had const

  • March 13, 2012 |

    Ensuing Loss

    Explains how ensuing loss works in the homeowners policy.

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  • Grand Master Contracting LLC v. Lincoln Apartment Management LP

    Publication Date: 2012-03-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allison L. Byrd Isenberg & Hewitt PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Justin D. Kreindel Fowler, Hein, Cheatwood & Williams PA, Atlanta, for appellees.

    Case Number: A11A2230

    The clear terms of the Vendor Insurance Requirements Agreement provided that the management company was not liable for any services performed or materials delivered, but rather the apartment comple

  • Futch v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-03-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Aleta D. Larger The Larger Law Firm, and William W. Turner III, Nashville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Catherine H. Helms, District Attorney, and Jennifer D. Hart, Assistant District Attorney, Nashville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A11A2339

    Direct and circumstantial evidence established that Futch killed his neighbor's dog without justific

  • Zywiciel v. Historic Westside Village Partners LLC

    Publication Date: 2012-01-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A11A1243; A11A1582

    An easement existed in a section of road running between arties' properties because both properties descended from same original subdivision described on the recorded plat, despite the fact tha

  • Hernandez Auto Painting & Body Works Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Co.

    Publication Date: 2011-12-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mason White Brennan, Harris & Rominger, Savannah, Kyle G. Wallace Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, and Robert H. Schultz Jr. Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen PC, Edwardsville, Ill., for State Farm. Robert B. Turner, Stanley Karsman Savage, Turner, Pinson & Karsman, Christopher D. Britt Tate Law Group LLC, Savannah, for Hernandez Auto. Other party representation: William V. Custer IV Bryan Cave LLP, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A11A0962; A11A0963

    The trial court erred in denying the defendants' motion to dismiss the plaintiff's claim for trade libel, as Georgia does not recognize such a

  • Zywiciel v. Historic Westside Village Partners LLC

    Publication Date: 2011-12-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kwame L. Townes, Tucker, for Zywiciel. Kenneth W. Muhammad The Muhammad Firm, Smyrna, for Muhammad. Ernest L. Greer, Michael J. King Greenberg Traurig LLP, Hayden R. Pace Pace Law PC, and Michael E. Ross Taylor English Duma LLP, Michael P. Froman, Atlanta, for appellees.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A11A1243; A11A1582

    An easement existed in a section of road running between arties' properties because both properties descended from same original subdivision described on the recorded plat, despite the fact tha

  • Dan J. Sheehan Co. v. The Fairlawn on Jones Homeowners Ass'n Inc.

    Publication Date: 2011-12-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David M. Conner The Conner Law Group PC, Savannah, for appellant. Colby E. Longley, Mathew M. McCoy McCorkle & Johnson LLP, Margaret K. Clark Cole, Fleming & Clark, Elizabeth F. Thompson, Savannah, Elizabeth A. Frey Weinstock & Scavo PC, Louis R. Cohan Cohan Law Group LLC, and Joseph C. Sullivan Taylor English Duma LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A11A1030; A11A1315

    Summary judgment was appropriate on plaintiff's foreclosure of lien claims, because a question of fact existed as to whether there was a contract or assent of the pa

  • Moses v. Pennebaker

    Publication Date: 2011-12-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen M. Katz The Katz Law Group, Marietta, for appellants. Jay D. Bennett, Nowell D. Berreth, and Daniel C. Norris Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A11A0839

    Evidence that one member took control of LLC, managed it unilaterally and without authority, and set up a competing company, supported trial court's award of damages to LLC's other member on his cl