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  • Georgia Public Serv. Comm'n v. Sawnee Elec. Membership Corp.

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
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    Case Number: A99A1860, A99A1861

    The superior court should have deferred to the public service commission's interpretation of the terms "consumer" and "premises" under the large load customer choice exception to Georgia's Territori

  • In the Interest of T.B.

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
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    Case Number: A99A2086, A99A2087

    Evidence that the 16-year-old mother quit high school to get a job and that the 21-year-old father was not a model citizen did not support the termination of their parental rights, since both parent

  • Galloway v. Linnell

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
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    Case Number: A99A2078

    The Court of Appeals would not review appellants' bare statement that the facts did not support the trial court's denial of their counterclaim, without any argument or citation to the r

  • Pilzer v. Jones

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
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    Case Number: A99A1688, A99A1689

    Since the trial court instructed the jury not to award damages related to plaintiff's permanent colostomy, it is presumed that the award of almost $4.5 million included only damages for plaintiff's

  • Reyes v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher G. Paul Levinson & Paul PC, Cartersville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas J. Campbell, District Attorney, and Sharon M. Fox, Assistant District Attorney, Cartersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2232

    Evidence that the defendant's 3-year-old was found alone in the street on prior occasions showed that the defendant failed to supervise her on the day she was found unconscious in a neighbor's

  • Carlisle v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McMurray, William Leroy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Glynn R. Stepp Stepp & Randazzo LLC, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Donald P. Geary, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A00A0405

    Evidence that officers found cocaine in the defendant's bedroom after she consented to a search of her house negated the court's error in admitting hearsay evidence that the officers went to her hou

  • SCI Liquidating Corp. v. Hartford Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward Hine Jr. Hine & Niedrach PC, Rome, and Erin M. Richardson, Maplewood, for appellant.
    for defendant: Malcolm P. Smith Lokey & Smith, Atlanta, for appellees. Amicus Appellants: Eugene R. Anderson, Richard P. Lewis Anderson, Kill & Olick PC, New York, NY, and Amy Bach, Mill Valley, Calif.
    Case Number: S99Q1575

    Since sexual harassment does not arise out of employment, exclusion in employer's policy barring coverage for employee injuries arising out of and in the course of employment did not

  • Tuten v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George D. Bush, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Craig, District Attorney, and Charles R. Sheppard, Assistant District Attorney, Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2195

    Police officer's testimony that he pulled defendant's photograph from "previous files" for a photo lineup did not indicate defendant was guilty of past crimes and did not place his character at

  • Brice v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: M. Francis Stubbs Stubbs & Assocs., Reidsville, for appellant.
    for defendant: David B. Pittman, Solicitor General, Lyons, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1909

    The solicitor could repeat his own witness's prior inconsistent stat to lay a foundation for calling another witness who overheard that stat

  • Ashworth v. Busby

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Sears, Leah Ward
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William J. Stemberger Jr. Stemberger & Assocs., Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robin G. Mayer Sanders, Haugen & Sears PC, Newnan, for appellee.
    Case Number: S99A1311

    Husband waived his right to seek alimony modification since the pa settlement agreement expressly waived any right to modification absent written consent from both pa