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  • Villa Sonoma Perimeter Summit Condominium Association, Inc. v. Mainor

    Publication Date: 2020-10-29
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason LoMonaco, (Nowack Howard, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark Dietrichs, Melissa Kahren, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1263

    Court reverses summary judgment order in breach of contract case that interpreted the Georgia Condominium Act as requiring insurance coverage for water leaks

  • Moore v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Rogers, (Law Offices of James A. Rogers, LLC), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Brooks, Winder, James Smith, (District Attorney), Jefferson, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1348

    Court affirms convictions for aggravated assault and battery over defendant's challenge to sufficiency of evidence and contentions of abuse of discretion.

  • In re Estate of Hanson

    Publication Date: 2020-10-15
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ophelia Chan, Stephanie Carman, (The Chan Law Firm, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Louis Levenson, (Louis Levenson & Associates), Atlanta, George Lott, (Stack & Associates, P.C.), Atlanta for appellee. Bertram Boley, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta for other party.
    Case Number: A20A1109

    Georgia Probate Court Erred in Concluding it Had Jurisdiction to Order a Permanent Guardianship and Conservatorship Regarding Florida Resident and His Non-Georgia Property

  • ABH Corporation et al. v. Montgomery

    Publication Date: 2020-10-13
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Luskin, (Goodman, McGuffey, Lindsey & Johnson LLP), Atlanta, Elissa Haynes, (Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Vicky Templeton, Powder Springs, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0854

    Court reverses denial of summary judgment in a premises liability action where property owner did not have superior knowledge of criminal activity

  • Tumlin v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-09-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keegan Gary, Hunter Rodgers, (Paulding Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Cole, Donald Donovan, Anthony Williams, (Assistant District Attorney), Dallas, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0947

    Trial Court Erred in Finding That Child Molestation Defendant Did Not Receive Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Trial Counsel Failed to Subpoena Favorable Evidence

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  • Mize v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-09-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carolyn Moses, (Houston County Public Defender's Office), Perry, Kindall Browning, Perry, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Bibler, George Hartwig, (Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney), Perry, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1296

    Trial Court, Which Erred in Denying Defendant's Motion for a New Trial, Must Reconsider Alleged Prejudice Resulting From Delay

  • Lee v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2020-08-21
    Practice Area: Evidence | Personal Injury
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Atkinson, Bradley Wolff, Eleanor Jolley, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers, LLP) Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Alford, Nathan Cronic, (Willis McKenzie LLP), LaGrange, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0739

    Trial Court Must Reconsider its Decision to Exclude a Witness Who Was Not Timely Identified in Compliance With a Pretrial Scheduling Order

  • Smart v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Williams, (Western Circuit Public Defender's Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth Mauldin (District Attorney), Athens, Danielle Fargione, (Lynn Leonard & Associates), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0682

    Prosecution Never Established That Defendant Was Required to Register as Sex Offender in Another State

  • Carlton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Adams, (The Snyder Adams Law Firm, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Williams, (Assistant District Attorney), Dallas, John Melvin, (District Attorney), Marietta, Matthew Rollins, (Paulding Circuit District Attorney's Office), Dallas, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0327

    Trial Court Erred in Allowing Bad Character Evidence of Aggravated Stalking Defendant's History of Sexual Deviance and Domestic Abuse

  • Doxey v. Crissey, et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-04
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hylton Dupree, Blake Carl, (Dupree & Kimbrough, LLP), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Beard, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, Richard Calhoun, (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0443

    Court vacates injunction that precluded a landowner from blocking a bridle trail easement and remands for consideration of the impact of trail's use on the landowner