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  • Gresham v. Harris

    Publication Date: 2014-11-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Antonio Thomas, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Albert Chapar The Chapar Firm LLC, Conyers, for appellees.
    Case Number: A14A1047

    The trial court erred in finding that the plaintiff's renewal action was unt

  • Blumenshine v. Hall

    Publication Date: 2014-11-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Regina Quick and David Ellison David F. Ellison LLC, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Shannon Coffey Wiggins Norris Coffey PA, Bogart, for appellee.
    Case Number: A14A1328

    The father's new wife had no legal obligation to contribute, directly or indirectly, to the support of the father's children from his prior mar

  • Cope v. Evans

    Publication Date: 2014-11-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Brennan, William Dekle Brennan & Wasden LLP, and Sandra Foster Brennan, Harris & Rominger LLP, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald Hallman, Claxton, and Berrien Sutton, Homerville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A14A0881

    No expert medical evidence in the record established that the defendant orthopedic surgeon violated the applicable standard of care in conducting the plaintiff's hip replacement su

  • Granger v. MST Transp. LLC

    Publication Date: 2014-10-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Evan Howell Howell & Johnson LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Steven Prelutsky Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover PC, Atlanta, and Robert McCune, Canton, for appellees.
    Case Number: A14A0792

    A jury must determine whether the conduct of a third-party driver constituted a sole or concurring proximate cause of the collision between the plaintiffs' vehicle and the defendant's

  • Denstaedt v. State

    Publication Date: 2014-10-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Willis and Jared Hall Head Thomas Webb & Willis LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rosanna Szabo, Solicitor General, and Robert Fisher Solicitor General's Office, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A14A0858

    Defense counsel reasonably may have failed to anticipate the State's hearsay objection to an expert's testimony regarding the supporting data for an Intoxilyzer 5000's inspection certificates, in l

  • Chavez v. State

    Publication Date: 2014-10-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Crosby, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Nigel Lush, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A14A0966

    The defendant failed to prove his ineffective assistance of trial counsel claims after he was convicted of rape, aggravated sexual battery, aggravated child molest and child molest

  • Gonzalez v. Georgia Dep't of Transp.

    Publication Date: 2014-10-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brent Savage and Brent Savage Jr. Savage, Turner, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Loretta Pinkston, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Kirsten Daughdril Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A14A1203

    The trial court was required to address the threshold issue of whether the defendant was entitled to sovereign immunity before reaching the merits of the plaintiff's negligence c

  • Thomas v. Summers

    Publication Date: 2014-10-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Cathey, Ringgold, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Clifton Patty, Ringgold, for appellee.
    Case Number: A14A1172

    The defendants' evidence raised a material issue of fact regarding their defense of accord and satisfaction in the plaintiff's action to recover on a promissory

  • State v. Robertson

    Publication Date: 2014-10-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, and Arthur C. Walton, Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lee Fitzpatrick, Kennesaw, for appellee.
    Case Number: A14A1459

    The trial court properly found that the State failed to prove venue in Fulton County beyond a reasonable

  • Vera v. State

    Publication Date: 2014-10-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Clifton M. Patty Jr., Ringgold, for appellant.
    for defendant: Herbert M. Poston Jr., District Attorney, Mark P. Higgins Jr., and Susan Franklin, Assistant District Attorneys, Dalton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A14A1269

    The defendant was not advised of and did not knowingly waive his Boykin r