• Miller v. Wilcoxson

    Publication Date: 2024-09-25
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wrongful Death
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Brant, (Colom and Brant), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anna Cross, (Cross Kincaid), Decatur, Thomas Sampson, Ebonei Simpkins, (Thomas Kennedy Sampson & Tompkins LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0607

    Court reverses apportionment of settlement proceeds in a wrongful death case due to trial court's lack of jurisdiction to issue an apportionment order after the case was dismissed

  • McClain v. Carrollton Police Department

    Publication Date: 2021-09-28
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy McClain, Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Smith, (Smith Conerly LLP), Carrollton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1000

    Court affirms dismissal of plaintiff's civil suit against a municipal police department because the department is not a legal entity that is capable of being sued.

  • Robinson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-02-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley Schoolcraft, (Circuit Public Defender's Office), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Benjamin Coker, (District Attorney), Thomaston, Elizabeth Kendrick, (Griffin Circuit Superior Court), Griffin, Kathryn Lenhard, (Assistant District Attorney Spalding County Courthouse), Griffin, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1675

    Court affirms kidnapping conviction and life sentence over defendant's objections to the form of the jury verdict and the State's alleged "golden rule" statement.

  • Troup County, Georgia v. Mako Development, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-11-13
    Practice Area: Damages | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Fitzgerald, (Hulsey, Oliver & Mahar), Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Grant McBride, William White, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White), McDonough, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1497

    Claimed Easement of Airspace, Combined With Access Rights Over All Property, Yields No 'Remainder' of Property to Warrant Consequential Damages