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  • Artzner v. A & A Exterminators Inc.

    Publication Date: 2000-04-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carol V. Clark and Peter L. Lublin McCalla, Raymer, Padrick, Cobb, Nichols & Clark, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . G. Melton Mobley Lokey & Smith, Atlanta, for appellees. Other party representation: Allen R. Hirons Krause & Hirons, Marietta.
    Case Number: A00A0620

    The plaintiffs could not rely on a termite inspection report that stated there was no active infestation in the home they purchased from the defendant since they knew the home had prior termite dam

  • Bullard v. Elgin Fed. Savs. & Loan Ass'n

    Publication Date: 2000-04-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McMurray, William Leroy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael P. Froman and Jeffrey L. Sakas, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Abraham A. Sharony Culbreth & Sharony, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: John L. Taylor Jr. Vincent, Chorey, Taylor & Feil, and Jeffrey W. Kelley Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A00A0789

    Evidence that the defendant approved the co-defendant's decision to foreclose the plaintiff's mortgage created a genuine issue as to whether the defendant was vicariously libel for the allegedly wro

  • Shelnutt v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-04-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James W. Smith, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Robert W. Lavender, District Attorney, Elberton, and Marsha L. Dooley, Assistant District Attorney, Danielsville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A00A0033

    Defense counsel's decision not to request charges on reckless conduct and assault did not amount to ineffective assistance since the lesser included offenses were inconsistent with the defendants' c

  • Griffin v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-04-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert W. Waller III, Stone Mountain, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and John S. Melvin, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2028

    Even if the trial court had severed the defendant's trial on charges that he kidnapped, raped and left stranded two victims in less than 36 hours, the evidence in each case would have been admissib

  • Ferro v. Boswell

    Publication Date: 2000-04-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fred L. Cavalli, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: John K. Train IV and Earl W. Gunn Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2435

    Evidence that the plaintiff's post-surgical knee problems may have resulted from her failure to follow her doctor's instructions entitled the doctor to a comparative negligence c

  • Brassfield v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-04-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert L. Mack Jr., Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, and Jay M. Jackson, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A00A0329

    The trial court did not improperly inject itself into the defendant's plea negotiations when it informed the defendant that he could enter a non-neg d plea or go to trial after he failed to ne

  • Manzi v. Cotton States Mut. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2000-04-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles A. Gower, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Edward L. Long Jr. Willis, McKenzie & Long, LaGrange, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2021

    The plaintiff lost her right to seek uninsured motorist benefits because her insurance policy required her to notify the defendant within 60 days of her accident with the uninsured driver and she fa

  • Raines v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-04-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George D. Bush, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Craig, District Attorney, Nancy B. Johnson and Charles R. Sheppard, Assistant District Attorneys, Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2071

    The trial court failed to ensure that the defendant was sufficiently informed of his right to counsel and the dangers of proceeding pro se after he told the court that he could not afford an att

  • Young v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-04-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas E. Stewart, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and James L. Wright III, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2474, A99A2475

    Officer's testimony that cocaine discovered under seat of defendants' car was next to their gun and lack of evidence that anyone else had us car permitt inference that defendants posses

  • Mitchell v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-04-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven L. Morgan Steven L. Morgan PC, Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen D. Kelley, District Attorney, and Charles K. Higgins, Assistant District Attorney, Brunswick, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2060

    Even though the trial court refrained from qualifying the state's witness as a finger print expert, the detective's years of experience in identifying fingerprints qualified him to give an expert op