• Clark v. Board of Regents of the Univ. Sys. Of Ga.

    Publication Date: 2001-07-27
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronny E. Jones, Monticello, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and Allyson P. Krause, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A01A0301

    Plaintiff's failure to timely comply with the ante litem notice requirement under O.C.G.A. § 50-21-20 et seq., was fatal to her personal injury claim against the Board of Regents of the University S

  • Patrick v. Macon Hous. Auth.

    Publication Date: 2001-07-27
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Russell M. Boston and Neil Halvorson Sell & Melton LLP, Macon, for Patrick. John C. Daniel III and Richard A. Epps Jr. Martin, Snow, Grant & Napier, for Macon Hous. Auth. Other party representation:, Luanne Clarke Moore Clarke, Duvall & Rodgers PC, Albany, Heather C. McGrotty and Jason P. King Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover PC, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A01A0066; A01A0067

    Defendant exercised reasonable care under the circumstances in inspecting the laundry room floor in its apartment building for trash and water every two

  • Roundtree v. Cloud

    Publication Date: 2001-07-20
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bradley J. Survant Reynolds & McArthur, Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Denmark Groover Jr. Groover & Childs, Richard A. Epps Jr., Jay C. Traynham Martin, Snow, Grant & Napier, John T. Mitchell Jr., Macon, and Fredric S. Young Barrickman, Allred & Young LLC, Atlanta, for appellees.

    Case Number: A01A0795

    The trial court correctly determined as a threshold issue that the police officers involved in a chase which resulted in an accident were entitled to qualified imm

  • Norris v. Georgia Dep't of Transp.

    Publication Date: 2001-07-13
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas L. Kirbo III Kirbo, McCalley & Forehand, Moultrie, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Kathleen M. Pacious, Deputy Attorney General, Atlanta, and Susan J. Levy, Special Assistant Attorney General, Decatur, for appellees.

    Case Number: A01A0749

    A jury question remained as to whether the DOT's new stop sign at the intersection of a U.S. Highway was obs

  • Southwest Ga. Area Health Educ. Ctr. Inc. v. Rowell

    Publication Date: 2001-07-13
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald W. Lee and Paula K. Jernigan Langley & Lee, Albany, for Southwest Georgia Area Health Educ. Ctr. Inc. Robert B. Smith, Jesup, for Scott.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A01A0504; A01A0505

    Defendant failed to show any breach of the parties' contract which would entitled him to a se

  • SKB Indus. Inc. v. Insite, A Div. Of Nu-Stone Surfacing Inc.

    Publication Date: 2001-07-13
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David H. Flint, Lynn C. Stewart, Timothy C. Batten and Mark W. Forsling Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint, Atlanta, for SKB Industries. Bruce C. Smith and William J. Sheppard Morris, Manning & Martin, Atlanta, for Insite.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A01A0322; A01A0323

    Defendant was not entitled to pre-judgment interest on its unliquidated counter

  • Jacobs v. Thomson Oak Flooring

    Publication Date: 2001-06-29
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James B. Franklin and Daniel B. Snipes Franklin, Taulbee, Rushing, Bunce & Brogden, Statesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark E. Bergeson Alembik, Fine & Callner, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Gary A. Glover Glover & Blount, Augusta, Dana F. McBride and William J. Rawls II Donahue, Hoey, Rawls, Skedsvold & Richards, Atlanta.

    Case Number: A01A0566

    Defendant was not responsible for the actions of an independent contractor's emp

  • Brackins v. State

    Publication Date: 2001-06-22
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eddie Brackins Jr., Folkston, proceeded pro se. Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, Ann B. Harris and Dana J. Norman, Assistant District Attorneys, Marietta, for appellee.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A01A0260

    The state was not authorized to try defendant by accusation on a felony obstruction charge in the absence of a written waiver of indic

  • Winder v. Paul Light's Buckhead Jeep Eagle Chrysler Plymouth Inc.

    Publication Date: 2001-06-08
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christina M. Harris, Donald R. Foster Foster & Foster PC, and Larry M. Melnick Melnick, Moore & Elliott PA, Jonesboro, for Winder. Brian H. Alligood, Gene A. Major and Deborah L. Morgan Gaine, Major, Wiley & Brennan PC, Atlanta, for Paul Light's Buckhead Jeep Eagle Chrysler Plymouth Inc. Gary W. Diamond Arrington and Hollowell, and Teri E.Brown, Atlanta, for Rivers. Other party representation: Beth E. Weitzman Long, Weinberg, Ansley & Wheeler, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A01A0140; A01A0141

    A jury question remained as to whether a dealership knowingly sold plaintiff a vehicle with an altered odo

  • Carter v. State

    Publication Date: 2001-05-18
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley W. Schoolcraft III, Stockbridge, for Carter. James W. Bradley, Jonesboro, for Freeman. Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, and Jack S. Jennings, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, for appellee.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A01A0010; A01A0011

    The state's explanation for striking a prospective juror whose friends lived in defendants' apartment complex supported the trial court's denial of defendants' Batson chal