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  • Hansford v. Burns

    Publication Date: 2000-01-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Weinstock, Jeffrey P. Yashinsky, Elizabeth M. Jaffe and Mark I. Sanders Weinstock & Scavo PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joe M. Harris Jr. Law Department, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1830

    Defendant improperly foreclosed on plaintiff's property under O.C.G.A. § 11-9-505 since she did not tell plaintiff she intended to retain the collateral in satisfaction of plaintiff's

  • Sewell v. Hull/Storey Dev. LLC

    Publication Date: 2000-01-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph W. Padgett, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . A. Rowland Dye Dye, Tucker, Everitt, Wheale & Long, Augusta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A99A2447

    Landlord's agreement that it would be responsible for providing security in shopping center's common areas did not create a duty for the landlord to provide security on tenants' pre

  • Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Talbott County Bd. of Tax Assessors

    Publication Date: 2000-01-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hubert C. Lovein Jr. Jones, Cork & Miller, Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: William C. Moore, Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1941

    Although privately-owned woodlands were classified as conservation use properties that are taxed on their current use value rather than fair market value, evidence of the properties' fair market va

  • Brady v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-01-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey L. Floyd, Jasper, for appellant.
    for defendant: Roger Queen, District Attorney, Ellijay, and John G. Wilbanks Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Jasper, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2362

    Evidence that defendant drove despite the fact that his driver's license was revoked in 1989, he was notified of the revocation, and the license was never reinstated supported his convi

  • Gosier v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-01-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George A. Bessonette, Homerville, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. David Miller, District Attorney, and Bradfield M. Shealy, Assistant District Attorney, Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2214

    Cocaine purchased from defendant by undercover agent was admissible despite discrepancy between police report's statement that drug buy took 25 minutes and agent's testimony that it took less

  • U.S. Filter Distribution Group Inc. v. Barnett

    Publication Date: 2000-01-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David H. Johnson and Kenneth P. Johnson McCorkle, Pedigo & Johnson, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Barry L. Fitzpatrick, Danielsville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A00A0210

    The time computation method of O.C.G.A. § 1-3-1 d 3, allowing additional time if a filing deadline falls on a weekend, does not apply to the 3-month deadline for filing a materialman's

  • Heard v. Hart

    Publication Date: 2000-01-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher J. McFadden, Decatur, and Christina D. Wagner, Norcross, for appellant.
    for defendant: John M. Taylor Lewis, Taylor & Lee PC, LaGrange, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1745

    Plaintiff was not diligent in attempting to serve defendant with his renewal action under her maiden name at an old address, since defendant gave her married name and new address in her deposition t

  • Johnson v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-01-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McMurray, William Leroy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ellis R. Garnett, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Daniel J. Craig, District Attorney, and Charles R. Sheppard, Assistant District Attorney, Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A00A0022, A00A0023

    The state did not violate its discovery obligations by providing a state witness's taped statement to defendant the day after it took the statement, three days before

  • Rains v. Dolphin Mortgage Corp.

    Publication Date: 2000-01-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sidney P. Wright, Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Anderson Davis and James D. Blitch Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis, Rome, for appellee. Other party representation: Clarence R. Patton Patton & Price and Paul R. Cadle Jr., Rome.
    Case Number: A99A1042

    Evidence that the mortgage company manager told a loan originator to forge plaintiff's name to a quitclaim deed raised a jury issue as to whether the company ratified and was liable for the fo

  • Mills v. Norfolk S. Ry. Co.

    Publication Date: 2000-01-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
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    Case Number: A99A2324, A99A2325

    Since federal regulations require the same warnings from all railroad crossing automatic warning devices, evidence that some of railroad's devices previously gave delayed warnings was admissible in