• Ellis v. Five Star Dodge Inc.

    Publication Date: 2000-03-31
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas F. Jarriel Lane & Jarriel, Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Sarah Harper, O. Hale Almand Jr. and Samuel G. Alderman III Almand & Wiggins, Macon, for appellee.

    Case Number: A00A0348

    Defendant failed to show excusable neglect supporting the opening of default, since it did not make sure its insurance carrier had received plaintiff's complaint or that an answer was

  • Howard v. Gourmet Concepts Ntl. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2000-03-17
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven L. Beard, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Henry L. Pruett Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, Atlanta, for Gourmet Concepts and Atlanta Scapes. Bernard Knight, Daniel S. Digby, Assistant County Attorneys, and Elizabeth T. Marinelli DeKalb County Law Dep't, Decatur, for DeKalb County. Other party representation: Clyde E. Rickard III Chambers, Mabry, McClelland & Brooks, R. Phillip Shinall III, Daryl G. Clarida Holland & Knight LLP, Christopher E. Penna, Derek A. Mendicino Johnson, Kayne & Penna PC, Sabrina K. Bozeman and George H. Connell Jr., Atlanta.

    Case Number: A00A0450, A00A0451

    Even if the defendants' trees and shrubbery obstructed the road, they did not contribute to the accident between the plaintiff and a driver who crossed the centerline while spe

  • Georgia Receivables Inc. v. Welch

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elizabeth C. Whealler, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cheryl Welch, Kennesaw, proceeded pro se.

    Case Number: A00A0289

    Collections company could not enforce health club membership contract against defendant since the contract did not specify the exact date on which her right to cancel the contract ex