• Dekalb County Board of Tax Assessors v. CWS SGARR Brookhaven, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-12-18
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bennett Bryan, Laura Johnson, John Jones, (DeKalb County Law Department), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lindsey Hillis, Delia Williams-Carroll, (The Hillis Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1541

    Changes in Market Conditions, General Rise in Value of Real Estate in a Certain Neighborhood Are Not Discernable from an On-Site Inspection

  • Sweet City Landfill, LLC v. Lyon et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-18
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Mayo, (Mayo Hill), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brandon Bowen, Robert Walker, Sarah MaCkimm, (Jenkins, Bowen & Walker, P.C.), Cartersville, Timothy Buckley, Kelly Christopher, (Buckley Christopher & Haff, P.C.), Atlanta, Derrick Bingham, Whitney Edwards, (Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1530

    County Commission's Actions in Voting Against Proposed Landfill Project Were Within the Scope of its Official Duties

  • In Re Estate of Robert A. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2019-11-04
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Donsbach, (Donsbach Law Group, LLC), Martinez, for appellant.
    for defendant: Troy Lanier, (Troy A. Lanier, P.C.), Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1537

    Sons of deceased father cannot seek a declaration to interpret his will without violating the in terrorem clause in that will

  • Shelton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bentley Adams, (Attorney at Law), Lihue, for appellant.
    for defendant: Herbert Franklin, (District Attorney), Lafayette, Michael Moeller, (LMJC District Attorney's Office), Summerville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0358

    Court Affirms in Part and Vacates in Part Conviction for Armed Robbery and Other Offenses, Remanding for Reconsideration of Ineffective Assistance Claims with Assistance of Conflict-Free Counsel Where Post-Conviction Counsel Advanced Ineffective Assistance Claims Against Colleagues at Public Defender's Office

  • McAllister, Jr. v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Sparger, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret Heap, Jennifer Guyer, (Assistant District Attorney), Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0613

    Court affirms convictions for rape and other crimes over defendant's multiple contentions of trial court error

  • Shelton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-01
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bentley Adams, (Attorney at Law), Lihue, for appellant.
    for defendant: Herbert Franklin, (District Attorney), Lafayette, Michael Moeller, (LMJC District Attorney's Office), Summerville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0358

    Public Defender Attorney Could Not Properly Argue That Previous Attorney From Same Office Provided Ineffective Assistance

  • Savannah Hospitality Services, LLC. v. Scriven et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-06-21
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Hunter, Inman Hodges, Robert Lingle, (Oliver Maner LLP), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lloyd Murray, (Lloyd D. Murray, Sr., Attorney at Law), Richmond Hill, Brent Savage, Samuel Mikell, (Savage, Turner, Durham, Pinckney & Savage), Savannah, for appellee. Eugene Hatcher, (Jones Cork, LLP), Macon, Richard Foster, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, Wiley Wasden, Travis Windsor, (Brennan & Wasden, LLP), Savannah, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A0250

    Workers' Compensation Act is an employee's sole remedy for exacerbation of injuries that occurred in the course of employment.

  • Savannah Hospitality Services, LLC. v. Scriven et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-06-21
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Hunter, Inman Hodges, Robert Lingle, (Oliver Maner LLP), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lloyd Murray, (Lloyd D. Murray, Sr., Attorney at Law), Richmond Hill, Brent Savage, Samuel Mikell, (Savage, Turner, Durham, Pinckney & Savage), Savannah, for appellee. Eugene Hatcher, (Jones Cork, LLP), Macon, Richard Foster, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, Wiley Wasden, Travis Windsor, (Brennan & Wasden, LLP), Savannah, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A0250

    Workers' Compensation Act is an employee's sole remedy for exacerbation of injuries that occurred in the course of employment.

  • Dekalb County Board of Tax Assessors v. Astor Atl, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-05-20
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jermaine Walker, Laura Johnson, (Chief Assistant County Attorney), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sara Sorenson, (Sorenson Law LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0516

    Property value assessments are limited to the purchase price paid in a foreclosure sale

  • Giddens v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-05-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dustin Land, (Bryan and Land, LLC), Ashburn, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clifford Bowden, Jennifer Hart, (Assistant District Attorney), Tifton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A2122

    Court denies defendant's motion to withdraw a sexual battery guilty plea after sentencing