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

    Publication Date: 2003-03-07
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles N. Pursley Jr. Pursley, Howell, Lowery & Meeks LLC, Atlanta, and William C. Berryman Jr. McLeod, Benton, Begnaud & Marshall LLC, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Edward Allen and Richard L. Ford Jr. Fortson, Bentley & Griffin PA, Athens, for appellee. Amicus Appellant: Anne W. Sapp Dwyer, White & Sapp, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S02G1269

    Evidence that the condemned property was previously zoned for multi-family use, in addition to expert evidence that the property would probably be rezoned for that use, satisfied the standard set f

  • Razor v. State

    Publication Date: 2003-01-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey L. Grube, Warner Robins, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kelly R. Burke, District Attorney, Jason E. Ashford and Emily E. Smith, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A1758

    The arresting officer smelled alcohol on defendant's breath during a valid traffic stop, defendant admitted drinking two beers and he failed all but one field sobriety

  • Head v. CSX Transp. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2003-01-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John S. Taylor, John A. Harp and Jefferson C. Callier Taylor, Harp & Callier, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sandra Gray, James E. Gilson Casey, Gilson & Williams PC, Atlanta, and Ray Patterson University of Ga., Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A03A0146

    Defendant could not challenge an alleged conflict of interest between plaintiff's co-counsel and her partner after judgment was en

  • Infinite Energy Inc. v. Georgia Pub. Serv. Comm'n

    Publication Date: 2002-10-25
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen I. Hirsch, Henry R. Chalmers, Aaron M. Danzig Arnall, Golden & Gregory, Atlanta, and Douglas F. John, Washington D.C., for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Robert S. Bomar, Deputy Attorney General, Daniel S. Walsh, Assistant Attorney General, Robert B. Remar and Kimberly L. Myers Rogers & Hardin LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A02A1177

    The Public Service Commission's April 2000 order adopting Atlanta Gas Light's proposed methodology for truing-up volume differentials among gas marketers did not arbitrarily or capriciously reverse

  • Lockett v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-10-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald J. Ellington and Virgil L. Brown Virgil L. Brown & Assocs., Zebulon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard G. Milam, District Attorney, Jackson, and Jason S. Johnston, Assistant District Attorney, Forsyth, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A1255

    Alcohol concentration expressed in grams and percent by weight of alcohol have the same meaning and are used interchangeably by the state legisl

  • Davis v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-10-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John A. Rumker, Douglas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard E. Currie, District Attorney, and Allen R. Knox, Assistant District Attorney, Waycross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A1697

    The trial court did not err in allowing the defendant to proceed pro se after he dismissed his appointed counsel and repeatedly told the trial court that he wanted to represent hi

  • Govert v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-09-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott L. Ballard Ballard & Ballard, Fayetteville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven L. Harris, Solicitor General, Fayetteville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A0930

    The superior, state and municipal courts shared concurrent jurisdiction over defendant's DUI and traffic offense charges, regardless of whether she waived her right to a jury

  • Unified Gov't of Athens-Clarke County, Ga. v. Watson

    Publication Date: 2002-08-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William C. Berryman Jr. McLeod, Benton, Lowery & Meeks, Athens, and Charles N. Pursley Jr. Pursley, Howell, Lowery & Meeks, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Edward Allen Jr. and Richard L. Ford Jr. Fortson, Bentley & Griffin PA, Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A2441

    The condemned property's close proximity to a university and city, as well as the deteriorated nature of the immediately surrounding neighborhood, allowed the jury, in valuing the property, to consi

  • Blaney v. Heron

    Publication Date: 2002-08-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Albert M. Pearson III and Nicholas C. Moraitakis Mills, Moraitakis & Kushel, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Hunter S. Allen Jr. and Kara A. Hicks Allen & Weathington PC, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A02A0698

    A doctor's actions raised factual issues as to whether she was entitled to the good faith immunity under O.C.G.A. § 19-7-5 f for reporting suspected child

  • Atlanta Orthopedic Surgeons v. Adams

    Publication Date: 2002-04-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alexander H. Booth and Culley C. Carson IV Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . David G. Adams, Savannah, proceeded pro se.
    Case Number: A01A2362

    The trial court erred in failing to grant dismissal of the plaintiff's appeal of his medical malpractice action since the plaintiff's actions in causing three year and four month delay in filing of