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  • Williams v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2022-03-29
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gabriel Bradford, (The Law Offices of Gabriel R. Bradford), Jefferson, James McGinnis, Andrew McClintock, (Warner, Bates, McGough, McGinnis & Portnoy), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lydia Sartain, (Lydia J. Sartain, P.C.), Gainesville, Nancy Richardson, (Stewart Melvin & Frost, LLP), Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1552

    In a divorce matter, court reverses child support award that was not supported by a worksheet, affirms an alimony award, and reverses and remands attorney fee award

  • Black Voters Matter Fund Inc. et al. v. Kemp et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-24
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Court Administration | Election and Political Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Thomas Rhodes, Samuel Aaron Emas, (Hunter Rhodes LLC), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Barrett Belinfante, Vincent Robert Russo, Jr., Javier Pico-Prats, (Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC), Atlanta, Holly Anne Pierson, (Pierson Law LLC), Atlanta, Russell David Willard, Lee M. Stoy, Jr., Christopher M. CarrBryan Keith Webb, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Wayne Brown, Samuel Ethan Meller, (Augusta Law Department), Augusta, George R. Hall, William James Keogh, III, James Christopher Driver, (Hull Barrett, PC), Augusta, Barry Abbott Fleming, Frank Adam Nelson, Paul Simon Patterson Williams, (Fleming & Nelson, LLP), Evans, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1263

    Voter Advocacy Organization Lacked Standing to Challenge Legislation Splitting Judicial Circuit Into Two New Circuits

  • Walker v. Richmond et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-22
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Timmons, (Dekalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, Jon David Huffman, (Poole Huffman, LLC), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eric Welch, (Eric N. Welch PC), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1277

    Court sets aside a default judgment in a property dispute case because the order on a petition for declaratory judgment was entered on an impermissible advisory basis

  • Owens et al. v. Larry Franklin Properties, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-22
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James King, (The King Firm), Tifton, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Thagard, (Young, Thagard, Hoffman, Scott & Smith), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1787

    Court reverses summary judgment that had been in favor of a landlord in a premises liability negligence case, but affirms summary judgment for landlord on fraud claims

  • Stockton v. Shadwick et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-21
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lawrence Stockton, (Attorney at Law), Clayton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Kushner, Michael Gretchen, (Fellows LaBriola, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Matthew Skilling, (Sanders, Ranck & Skilling, P.C.), Toccoa, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1715

    Court affirms dismissal of breach of contract complaint over revenue-sharing agreement for coin-operated amusement machines

  • In Re the Estate of Joyce Marie Plybon, Deceased

    Publication Date: 2022-03-18
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason Graham, (Graham Legal, LLC), Atlanta, Robert Kozloski, (Parks Chesin & Walbert, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Hughes, Robert Stuckey, (Robert W. Hughes & Associates, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1740

    Probate Court Had Jurisdiction to Construe and Enforce Consent Order Between Heirs to Decedent's Estate

  • Magnum Contracting, LLC, et al. v. Century Communities of Georgia, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-03-17
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason Darneille, John Wooten, (Gower Wooten & Darneille, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Dial, Gary Toman, Scott Witzigreuter, (Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1643

    Court reverses trial court order that had reversed an arbitration panel award in a contractor dispute, finding that no statutory grounds existed to reverse the award

  • American Infoage, LLC v. Only Solution Software, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-03-16
    Practice Area: Contracts | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Aaron Clark, (Kan Clark, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Norman Cuadra, (Norman H. Cuadra, P.C.), Lawrenceville, Kevin Pratt, (Attorney at Law), Suwanee, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1487

    Court vacates jury's damages award in breach of contract lease dispute because the damages were not proven by competent evidence

  • Roney v. Wright

    Publication Date: 2022-03-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula McGill, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Carlton, (Carlton Law, LLC), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1508

    Court vacates order granting a motion to dismiss and remands for further proceedings in which appellant has an opportunity to present opposing evidence

  • Bainbridge Ltd., L.P. v. Dekalb County Tax Assessors

    Publication Date: 2022-03-11
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Real Estate | Tax
    Industry: Legal Services | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thompson Kurrie, Edward Preston, Kayla Barnes, (Coleman Talley LLP), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bennett Bryan, Matthew Welch, (DeKalb County Law Department), Decatur, Clark Candler, (Hall County District Attorneys Office), Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1808

    Tax Valuation of Apartment Complex Failed to Account For Impact of Restrictive Covenants and Higher Operating Costs