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  • City of Atlanta v. Benator

    Publication Date: 2011-07-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laurance J. Warco, John H. Fleming, Allegra J. Lawrence-Hardy Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Laura Sauriol-Gibris City of Atlanta Law Dep't, John M. Parsons and Amanda M. Conley Parsons Law Group, Atlanta, for the city of Atlanta. Edward A. Webb, Matthew C. Klase Webb, Klase & Lemond, John M. Parsons and William L. Pratt, Atlanta, for Benator. Alfred B. Adams III, Vernon M. Strickland Holland & Knight LLP and Rodney K. Strong Griffin & Strong PC, Atlanta, for K & V Meter Automation. Rodney K. Strong Griffin & Strong PC, Atlanta, for Metals & Materials Engineers. Other party representation: Kimberly R. Ward Holland & Knight, Theodore Freeman, T. Bart Gary, Jacob E. Daly Freeman, Mathis & Gary LLP, William L. Pratt, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A0769; A11A0770; A11A0771; A11A0772

    In a case of first impression, the Court held that ante litem notice must be provided separately for each named plaintiff in a class action la

  • Kennedy v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-07-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph W. Jones Jr. Public Defender's Office, Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, and Raymond C. Mayer, Assistant District Attorney, Newnan, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A0430

    The trial court did not err in admitting evidence of the October 2005 burglary as a similar transaction, since both incidents involved smash and grab burglaries of Chevron Stations in which cigarett

  • Matthews v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-12-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
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    Case Number: A08A1020

    The officer did not illegally prolong the defendant's detention, since the officer asked for consent to search, while still investigating the identity of the teenager in the car with the much ol

  • Harkins v. CA 14th Investors Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2001-02-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George A. Koenig Dennis, Corey, Porter & Gray, James S. Strawlinski and Nicole L. Wolfe, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William E. Zschunke, Melissa C. Duffey Webb, Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair, Allan R. Perry Jr., Marcus S. Sacks Kilpatrick Stockton LLP and R. Chris Irwin, Atlanta, for appellees. Other party representation: Matthew H. Patton and J. Michael Wiggins Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A00A1990

    Former employee could not recover damages for the injuries he sustained when he slipped and fell in his former employer's parking lot because he executed a release discharging all claims against the

  • Stimson v. George Laycock Inc.

    Publication Date: 2000-12-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles F. Peebles and Lane R. Frostbaum, Norcross, for appellant.
    for defendant: . John C. Amabile Pursley, Howell, Lowery & Meeks LLP, Atlanta, for appellant. Other party representation: William M. Akin Akin & Tate LLC, Cartersville, and James C. Clark Jr. Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, Columbus.
    Case Number: A00A0953

    The homeowners' claims against their builder, arising out of the improper installation of synthetic stucco, were subject to the 6-year statute of limitations for simple written contracts, rather tha

  • St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church Inc. v. Townsend

    Publication Date: 2000-05-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carrie L. Christie, Vincent A. Toreno Christie, Toreno & Hatcher LLP and E. R. Lanier, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Anne M. Landrum and W. Wray Eckl Drew, Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1838

    The trial court had no authority to consider whether the defendants were members in good standing with the power to participate in the affairs of their parish church because the church was subject t