• In the Interest of S.K. and F.K.

    Publication Date: 2001-03-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Don T. Lyles, Thomasville, and James R. Smith Jr. Smith, Hannan & Parker PC, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Daniel M. Mitchell Jr., Special Assistant Attorney General, Quitman, for appellee.

    Case Number: A00A2259, A00A2260

    The juvenile court had discretion under O.C.G.A. § 15-11-32 and 15-11-87 to deny the mother's motion for an independent psychological examination of the chi

  • In the Interest of K.J.T.

    Publication Date: 2000-12-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Caroline A. Cormack and Billy C. Mathis Jr. Mathis Law Offices, Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth B. Hodges III, District Attorney, and Gregory W. Edwards, Chief Assistant District Attorney, Albany, for appellee.

    Case Number: A00A0936

    The trial court prematurely transferred the juvenile's case to superior court based on inconclusive evidence as to whether the juvenile should be committed to a mental instit

  • Russell v. Superior K-9 Serv. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2000-05-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen V. Kern Kitchens, Kelley & Gaynes PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Henry D. Fellows Jr. Fellows, Johnson & La Briola LLP, Atlanta, for appellees. Other party representation: Glenn A. Loewenthal Loewenthal & Jackson LLP, Atlanta.

    Case Number: A99A2442

    Evidence that the plaintiff volunteered to let her employer's guard dog out of his pen raised a jury question as to whether she assumed the risk that the dog would attac