• Degussa Wall Sys. Inc. v. Sharp

    Publication Date: 2007-07-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott M. Stevens Howe & Assocs. PC, Alpharetta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph P. MacNabb Rosenzweig, Jones & MacNabb PC, Newnan, for appellee.

    Case Number: A07A0106

    A third party lacked standing to appeal from the orders dismissing the plaintiff's complaint against the defendant in a suit arising out of the plaintiff's attempt to recover on a guaranty the defen

  • Rosenfeld v. Rosenfeld

    Publication Date: 2007-07-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William G. Leonard Taylor, Busch, Slipakoff & Duma, and David J. Hungeling, Atlanta, for Mary Rosenfeld. Michael Weinstock, John P. Wilson III, John B. Levy Weinstock & Scavo PC, Atlanta, for William Rosenfeld. Other party representation: Walter H. Bush Jr. Schiff Hardin LLP, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A07A0959; A07A1133

    The doctrine of unclean hands does not apply to a suit for damages for breach of a fiduciary relatio

  • In the Interest of R. L. J.

    Publication Date: 2007-07-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jon C. Rhoades, LaGrange, and Jerry F. Pittman Public Defender's Office, Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Jason S. Naunas, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Linda B. Taylor Daniel, Hadden & Alford, Newnan, for appellee.

    Case Number: A07A0140

    The juvenile court did not err in proceeding with the termination hearing in the mother's and her counsel's absence, since, the mother fired her fourth attorney approximately one week before the hea

  • Simon Property Group v. Benson

    Publication Date: 2007-07-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rebecca M. Lamberth, John L. Coalson Jr., Colin K. Kelly, Jay D. Bennett Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, and Charles C. Clay, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . John F. Salter Jr., Roy E. Barnes The Barnes Law Group LLC, Marietta, and Gary J. Toman Nations, Toman, Nutter & McKnight LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.

    Case Number: A05A2256

    The Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act DUPA, OCGA § 44-12-190 et seq., did not apply to the plaintiffs' claims for damages resulting from dormancy fees and expiration dates associated with shoppi

  • Rosenfeld v. Rosenfeld

    Publication Date: 2007-06-29
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William G. Leonard Taylor, Busch, Slipakoff & Duma, and David J. Hungeling, Atlanta, for Mary Rosenfeld. Michael Weinstock, John P. Wilson III, John B. Levy Weinstock & Scavo PC, Atlanta, for William Rosenfeld. Other party representation: Walter H. Bush Jr. Schiff Hardin LLP, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A07A0959; A07A1133

    The doctrine of unclean hands does not apply to a suit for damages for breach of a fiduciary relatio

  • In the Interest of K. D.

    Publication Date: 2007-06-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wade N. Krueger Georgia Legal Servs., Valdosta, Vicky O. Kimbrell, Lisa J. Krisher and Phyllis J. Holmen Georgia Legal Servs., Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Charles R. Reddick Charles R. Reddick PC, Homerville, for appellee. Other party representation: John G. Edwards and Jason B. Moon, Valdosta.

    Case Number: A07A0099

    The father's failure to form a parental bond with the child or comply with his case plan supported the termination of his parental r

  • DeSouza v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-05-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jackie G. Patterson Head, Thomas, Webb & Willis LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, and Amelia G. Pray, Assistant District Attorney, Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A07A0256

    The filing of a notice of appeal of the denial of a plea in bar of double jeopardy does not divest a trial court of jurisdiction over the case if the trial court has ruled that the defendant's plea

  • Owens Corning v. Georgia Dept. of Revenue

    Publication Date: 2007-05-04
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Virginia B. Harman Smith, Shaw & Maddox LLP, Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Warren R. Calvert, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Michele M. Young, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellees. Other party representation: Edward K. Smith, Atlanta.

    Case Number: A07A0424

    The clear and unambiguous language of the 1997 version of O.C.G.A. § 48-8-3 34 A provides tax exemption for ' "machinery, including components thereof, . . . when the machinery is bought to replace

  • In the Interest of T. R.

    Publication Date: 2007-04-20
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lawrence W. Daniel, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Sanders B. Deen, Assistant Attorney General, Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A07A0281

    The maternal grandmother/adoptive mother struck the youngest child in the face, hit the children with a belt and pushed one child down into a tub of water after asking if he wanted to die and

  • Cunningham v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-04-20
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven B. Mizerak, Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, Monroe, for appellee.

    Case Number: A07A0173

    The officer's discovery of steel wool and prescription drugs in the defen purse, while attempting to ascertain defen identity, was inevitable and the items the officer found in the defe