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  • George v. Hercules Real Estate Servs. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2017-01-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Rogers, William D'Antignac, Gilbert Deitch Deitch Rogers LLC, Kara Phillips Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard Smith LLP, Atlanta, and David Glass, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Myers, Brynda Insley Insley Race LLC, and Gregory Shin Nowell Sparks LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A16A1090

    The trial court properly granted summary judgment to apartment management company in plaintiff's premises liability suit arising after unknown assailants shot him during a home invasion, as there wa

  • Ramirez-Ramirez v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-08-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Akintunde Akinyele Akinyele Law Firm LLC, and R. Edward Furr Jr., Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, and Tiffany Boulware, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A16A0441

    The defendant's appeal in a forfeiture a was untimely, and the Court dismissed the appeal based on lack of jurisdi

  • Pestana v. State

    Publication Date: 2014-08-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kerry Morris, Cleveland, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Langley, District Attorney, Blairsville, and T. Buckley Levins, Assistant District Attorney, Hiawassee, for appellee.
    Case Number: A14A0635

    The trial court was authorized to reinstate the defendant's original sentence after finding that the petition for discharge indicating that the defendant had fulfilled the terms of his probation wa

  • Rawls v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-05-25
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: harles Frier, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Arthur Walton, Assistant District Attorney, and Joshua Morrison District Attorney's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A0093

    The trial court did not violate O.C.G.A. § 17-8-57 by questioning a witness regarding venue, as the colloquy at issue merely involved questions about the locations of events and did not refer to whe

  • Diplomat Constr. Inc. v. State Bank of Texas

    Publication Date: 2012-03-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James M. Johnson Knight Johnson LLC, and Ariel D. Zion The Bloom Law Firm LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Joshua J. Lewis, Eric J. Taylor Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP, and Paul H. Anderson Jr., Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A11A1836

    The testimony of the lender's valuation expert supported the trial court's conclusion that the auction price for the entire leasehold interest was

  • Williams v. Capitol Corp. Cleaning Inc.

    Publication Date: 2011-12-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John F. Daugherty and Laura H. Mirmelli Greer, Klosik, Daugherty & Swank, Atlanta, for appellant. James W. Hardee Fain, Major, Wiley & Brennan, Atlanta, for appellee.
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    Case Number: A11A1229

    In a slip and fall case, the trial court did not err by instructing the jury that where a defendant is an independent contractor performing janitorial services, it has no independent duty to inspect

  • Scott v. Waits

    Publication Date: 2010-12-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martha M. Pearson and Phillip L. Hartley Harben, Hartley & Hawkins, Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: William M. Akin Akin & Tate LLC, Cartersville, for appellees.
    Case Number: A10A1192

    The defendant had no ministerial duty to inspect an unsecured gate with a broken latch, which struck the hood of the plaintiff's vehicle as she left a high school

  • TKW Partners v. Archer Capital Fund LP

    Publication Date: 2010-03-12
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gus H. Small Jr., Bruce Z. Walker and Brent W. Herrin Cohen Pollock Merlin & Small, PC, Atlanta, for TKW Partners. John R. Autry, Stephen M. Forte and Jason S. Bell Smith Gambrell & Russell, Atlanta, for Crossing Park Properties. Paul N. Monnin, Mark E. Grantham, James F. Cirincione and Anthony D. Lehman DLA Piper US LLP, Atlanta, for Archer Capital Fund.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A09A2022, A09A2023

    The trial court did not err in acknowledging a dispute over the property's true and then ruling that the highest and best use of the property was not its proper

  • BDI Laguna Holdings, Inc. v. Marsh

    Publication Date: 2010-01-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tiana S. Mykkeltvedt, Jeffrey O. Bramlett, Corey F. Hirokawa, Frank M. Lowrey IV Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP, Atlanta, David A. Donohoe and Daniel F. McInnis Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, Washington, D.C., for BDI Laguna Holdings Inc. Steven G. Hall, Robert G. Brazier and Kevin A. Stine Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Atlanta, for Charles L. Marsh. Other party representation: Ellen G. Schlossberg and Charles C. Murphy Jr. Vaughan & Murphy, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A09A0990, A09A0991

    No consideration from the plaintiff supported a post-employment-contract promise to the plaintiff of 2 percent of the corporation's

  • Laytart v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-12-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amanda N. Steger Public Defender's Office, Perry, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kelly R. Burke, District Attorney, and Venita S. McCoy, Assistant District Attorney, Perry, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A0955

    The defendant had sufficient notice of his probation cond , even though the term sex offender treatment was not further explained in the final dispos