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  • Garrett v. State

    Publication Date: 2003-10-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elizabeth H. Eason, Cartersville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas J. Campbell, District Attorney, Calhoun, and Mickey R. Thacker, Assistant District Attorney, Cartersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A03A2043

    Defendant's improper conviction for possession of crime tools was harmless where that conviction merged with his armed robbery conviction for sentencing pur

  • Griffin v. Fowler

    Publication Date: 2003-04-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James W. Ott, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christine L. Mast, Emory L. Palmer Hawkins & Parnell, and David E. Allman, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A02A1853

    The plaintiff's for breach of fiduciary duty failed because it was duplicative of his legal malpractice

  • Boaz v. Latson

    Publication Date: 2003-03-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John A. Roberts and Brandy C. Snyder The Roberts Law Firm, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Albert B. Wallace, Stephen B. Wallace Albert Bailey Wallace PC, and William R. Latson, Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A1663

    The 4-year statute of limitation was not tolled on the plaintiff's fraud claim because the defendant did not prevent him from discovering an allegedly fraudulent promissory

  • Fincher v. State

    Publication Date: 2003-03-07
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary B. Bunch, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, Anne C. Allen, Assistant District Attorney, Carrollton, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and Jill M. Zubler, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S02A1490

    Defendant's consent to search his home cured any defect in the officers' warrantless entry onto his pro

  • Yancey v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-11-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harold S. Gulliver, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and Jill M. Zubler, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee. Amicus Appellant: James C. Bonner Jr. Georgia Indigent Defense Council, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S02A0843

    A statement made by an individual who was under suspicion for the crimes in question did not meet the requirements for trustworthiness under the necessity exception to the hearsay

  • Yancey v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-09-27
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harold S. Gulliver, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and Jill M. Zubler, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee. Amicus Appellant: James C. Bonner Jr. Georgia Indigent Defense Council, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S02A0843

    A statement made by an individual who was under suspicion for the crimes in question did not meet the requirements for trustworthiness under the necessity exception to the hearsay

  • Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am. v. Crutchfield

    Publication Date: 2002-08-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Hannan III and Allen S. Willingham Love & Willingham, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey G. Casurella Law Offices of Jeffrey G. Casurella, Atlanta, Jerry A. Landers Jr. Browning & Tanksley, Marietta, John C. Bell Jr. Bell, James & Bentley, Augusta, and M. Scott Barrett Barrett & Assocs., Chicago, Ill., for appellees.
    Case Number: A02A0476

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting class certification for claims against a life insurance company regarding underpayment of post-mortem interest on life insurance pro

  • Allen v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-04-05
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Demetria N. Williams DeKalb County Public Defender's Office, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Tom Morgan III, District Attorney, Barbara B. Conroy, Deputy Assistant District Attorney, Elisabeth G. Macnamara, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and Ruth M. Bebko, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S01A1426

    The trial court did not err in excluding unrelated evidence that the murder victim abused his girlfriend and may have kidnapped her at one

  • Joel v. Chastain

    Publication Date: 2002-03-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martin H. Rubin and David C. Joel, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Warren R. Hinds, Roswell, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A2501

    Evidence that defendant's inadequately supervised employee falsely represented himself to be an attorney and settled plaintiff's case without her consent supported the jury's award of mental distres

  • Kmart Corp. v. Morris

    Publication Date: 2001-10-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James C. Grant Alston & Bird, and Nowell D. Berreth, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan C. Peters, Michael T. Carithers and Allen S. Willingham Love & Willingham LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A01A1166

    Evidence that the premises owner knew an automatic door would open towards incoming patrons under certain circumstances supported a finding that its knowledge of the danger was superior to plaint