• Gramm v. City of Stockbridge

    Publication Date: 2009-04-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Warren R. Power and Alex R. Roberson Power & Cooper PC, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: A. J. Welch Jr. and William A. White Smith, Welch & Brittain, McDonough, for appellee.

    Case Number: A08A2269

    The city erred in dismissing the action after the trial court entered a condemnation judgment and the city acquired title to the pro

  • Johnson v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-04-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dustin K. Kirby, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth W. Mauldin, District Attorney, and Leslie S. Jones, Assistant District Attorney, Athens, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A0083

    Dispatch's report to the arresting officer that the defendant had not been served with notice of his license suspension did not affirmatively establish that the defendant had no actual or legal noti

  • Sagon v. Peachtree Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons PC

    Publication Date: 2009-04-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven K. Leibel, Dahlonega, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Shun Daugherty and Terrell W. Benton III Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover PC, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A08A2122

    The jury charges as given provided a full and correct statement of the law regarding the standard of care, which applied to all of the professional health care providers involved, and were not confu

  • In the Interest of J. M. B.

    Publication Date: 2009-04-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James R. Baker Kirby & Roberts PC, LaGrange, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Evan L. Stapler, Bremen, for appellee.

    Case Number: A08A2029

    The juvenile court erred in denying the mother's request for co

  • In the Interest of A. A. M.

    Publication Date: 2009-04-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chestley N. Merritt, Hinesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: John T. Durden Jr., District Attorney, and Johnathan C. Gaskin, Assistant District Attorney, Hinesville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A0553

    No evidence showed that the juvenile or an alleged accomplice had possession of the stolen property and no witness to the burglary test

  • Daniels v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-04-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randall K. Strozier III, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Barbara B. Conroy, Deputy Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A08A2091

    The Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant's convictions for aggravated assault, false imprisonment and firearms off

  • Giannotti v. Beleza Hair Salon Inc. d/b/a Beleza Salon

    Publication Date: 2009-04-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew C. Desautel, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Sharon E. Andrews Law Offices of Harvey G. Berss, Duluth, for appellees.

    Case Number: A08A1728

    Whether it would violate the standard of care for a cosmetologist to apply heat during a coloring treatment, when the instructions state that additional heat sources are not required, was not an adm

  • Smith v. Chemtura Corp.

    Publication Date: 2009-04-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ralph J. Villani Villani & Assocs. PC, Snellville, for appellant.
    for defendant: . John J. Dalton, Kevin A. Maxim and Merle R. Arnold III Troutman Sanders LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.

    Case Number: A08A1952

    The plaintiffs failed to state a claim for attractive nuisance, since such a theory is unavailable to adult plaintiffs and no evidence showed that any of the children plaintiffs were trespassing on

  • Cook v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-03-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: J. Scott Key, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and Thomas R. McBerry, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.

    Case Number: A08A2070

    The defendant had the right to represent himself on appeal if he adequately waived his right to counsel and elected to exercise his constitutional right to

  • Sims v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-03-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James E. Watkins, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and Atha H. Pryor, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.

    Case Number: A08A2206

    The defendant beat a deputy in his head and face, causing a concussion and bone fra