• Richards et al. v. Bose et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-29
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kimberly Butler, (Ellis Painter Ratteree & Adams), Savannah, Kevin Tallant, Jonah Howell, (Miles Hansford & Tallant, LLC), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Teague, (Attorney at Law), Cumming, Keisha Martin Chambless, (Teague & Chambless), Cumming, Jeffrey Schneider, (Weissman, P.C.), Atlanta, Larry Oldham, (Larry C. Oldham, P.C.), Cumming, Vinay Bose, Atlanta, for appellee

    Case Number: A19A2076

    Because Proper Service Had Not Yet Occurred, Trial Court Erred in Concluding That Defendants Were in Default

  • Williams v. City of Douglasville et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-29
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wesley Woolverton, (Woolverton Law Firm), Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lois Gerstenberger, (Lois W. Gerstenberger, P.C.), Douglasville, Joel Dodson, (Attorney at Law), Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2087

    Certiorari Proceedings Are Amendable at Any Stage; Court Should Have Allowed Petitioner to Amend Her Petition Once She Posted a Valid Bond

  • Hicks v. Gabor et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-24
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Dalziel, (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Lefkoff, (Lefkoff Law, LLC), Atlanta, Matthew Jones, John Padesky, (Busch, Reed, Jones & Leeper, P.C.), Marietta, Charles Murphy, (Vaughan & Murphy), Atlant, Matthew Steakley, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1648

    Court reverses dismissal of interpleader claimant from surety bond action but affirms dismissal of her counterclaim and other trial court orders

  • Cleveland v. Sentinel Insurance Company, Ltd et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-22
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Helen Cleveland, (Cleveland Gilbreath, LLC), Atlanta, Kathleen Simcoe, Theodore Pound, (Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Schroder, Shannon Schlottmann, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers), Atlanta, Harold Hilton, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP), Atlanta, Sean Ryan, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, Pearson Cunningham, (Hall Booth Smith), Atlanta, for appellee

    Case Number: A19A2384

    Personal Injury Plaintiff Failed to Show That Trial Court Erred in Excluding Doctor's Expert Testimony, as She Failed to Show its Admissibility

  • Fleetwood et al. v. Lucas

    Publication Date: 2020-04-22
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Regulation
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Jones, (Thomas F. Jones & Associates), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Yinka Omole, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2123

    Unlicensed Contractor Not Entitled to Claim Statutory Repair-Work Exemption From Licensure Requirement

  • Estate of Steven Fanning et al. v. Estate of Karen Fanning

    Publication Date: 2020-04-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contracts
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Kalamaro, (The Clifton Law Firm, LLC), Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Angela Landgaard, (Slepian & Schwartz, LLC), Peachtree City, William Ney, (William Brent Ney, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2432

    Court reverses summary judgment order in a dispute over a right of first refusal for the purchase of real estate because claimant failed to provide supporting evidence

  • Milani v. Irwin et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-20
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Adelman, (Mark Adelman, Attorney At Law, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Stack, Tyler Sniff, (Stack & Associates, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee. John Jones, (Assistant County Attorney), Decatur, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A1981

    Court affirms decision granting a motion to sustain a writ of certiorari over challenges to a land development and tree replanting order

  • Holcomb Investments Limited v. Keith Hardware, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-16
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Toxic Torts
    Industry: Real Estate | Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas Protentis, (Protentis Law LLC), Atlanta, Eric Miller, (Miller Bonham LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Darneille, (Gower Wooten & Darneille, LLC), Atlanta, John Hal, David Williams, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2422

    Triable Issue as to Whether Store Employee Should Have Taken Precautions Upon Noticing "god awful" Chemical Smell

  • Najarian Capital, LLC v. Federal National Mortgage Association

    Publication Date: 2020-04-14
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kane St. John, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Reading, Dallas Ivey, (Aldridge Pite, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2417

    Seller Is Not Required to Give Buyer Reasonable Documentary Proof or Any Type of Reasonable Evidence That a Qualifying Rescission Occurred

  • Davis et al. v. Rockdale Art Farm, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-09
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William White, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeremy Moulton, (The Moulton Firm), Conyers, Odis Williams, (The Law Office of Odis Williams, P.C.), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2199

    Property Owners Lacked Standing to Challenge Grant of Special Use Permit For "Art Farm" on Nearby Property