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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • McCombs v. Synthes

    Publication Date: 2003-09-26
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Sears, Leah Ward
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian D. Rogers, Michael J. Warshauer and Lyle G. Warshauer Warshauer, Thomas, Thornton & Rogers PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lori G. Cohen and Jenifer N. Stephens Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S01G1633

    Plaintiff was entitled to argue the adequacy of the manufacturer's warning to her doctor on appeal because the manufacturer based its successful motion for summary judgment on the learned intermedia

  • Harvey v. J. H. Harvey Co.

    Publication Date: 2003-08-29
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jay D. Bennett and Heather R. Peoples Alston & Bird, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Frank C. Jones, Macon, Benjamin F. Easterlin IV, Cheri A. Grosvenor King & Spalding, Atlanta, W. Daniel Knight Jr. and J. Reese Franklin, Nashville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S02G1713

    The concept of constructive service was applicable to an action for breach of an employment contract which provided that the plaintiff would serve as the defending company's President and Chief Oper

  • Harvey v. J. H. Harvey Co.

    Publication Date: 2003-06-13
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jay D. Bennett and Heather R. Peoples Alston & Bird, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Frank C. Jones, Macon, Benjamin F. Easterlin IV, Cheri A. Grosvenor King & Spalding, Atlanta, W. Daniel Knight Jr. and J. Reese Franklin, Nashville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S02G1713

    The concept of constructive service was applicable to an action for breach of an employment contract which provided that the plaintiff would serve as the defending company's President and Chief Oper

  • BDO Seidman LLP v. Mindis Acquisition Corp.

    Publication Date: 2003-03-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter J. Anderson, Steven L. Polk, Rebecca L. Burnaugh, Todd E. Ratner and Deborah M. Danzig Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nisbet S. Kendrick III Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice LLC, John H. Goselin II and Oscar N. Persons Alston & Bird, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S02G0788

    The proper damages standard for a negligent misrepresentation claim is the traditional negligence standard and the amount of damages awarded for negligent misrepresentation is measured by an "out-of

  • Leone Hall Price Found. v. Baker

    Publication Date: 2003-03-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jay D. Bennett, James W. Williams and Nowell D. Berreth Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Michael Treadaway, Donald L. Mize, Ray B. Gray Jr., C. Fred Reeves, Marietta, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Grace E. Lewis, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Randall A. Constantine Mazursky & Dunaway LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S03A0081

    A foundation created by a private charitable trust had the right to oppose termination of the trust in contravention of the settlor's i