• P&D Ole Times, LLC v. McCray

    Publication Date: 2023-10-19
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leslie Kennerly, John Smith, (Young, Thagard, Hoffman, Smith & Lawrence), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark Tate, Andrew Zemany, (Tate Law Group LLC), Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1192

    Court reverses denial of a restaurant's summary judgment motion in a slip-and-fall case because injured plaintiff failed to exercise reasonable care for his safety

  • Richards v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-10-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Whitney Baker, Thomas Church, (The Church Law Firm, LLC), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Racine, Aimee Sobhani, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0821

    Circumstantial Evidence Supported Armed Robbery Convictions

  • In re Estate of Marvin Mobley, Jr., Deceased

    Publication Date: 2023-10-18
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wesley Taulbee, (Clay Taulbee & Myers, LLC), Statesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nancy DeVetter, (DeVetter Law Firm), Tybee Island, for appellee; Julianne Glisson, (Weiner Shearhouse Weitz Greenberg & Shawe LLP), Savannah, Joshua Mobley, Alexandria, Kiondra Mobley, Yigo, Marion Mobley, Savannah, for other party.

    Case Number: A23A0827

    Court affirms probate court order that two adult children did not prove by clear and convincing evidence that a decedent who died intestate was their father

  • Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-10-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey Williams, (The Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Williams, LLC), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Susan Treadaway, (Chief Assistant District Attorney Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, Cliff Head, (Assistant District Attorney Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit), Canton, Kelly Nugent-Chavis, (Cherokee County District Attorney's Office), Canton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1156

    Evidence Supporting Drug Trafficking Conviction Extended Beyond Mere Presence In Car Where Drugs and Paraphernalia Were Found

  • White v. Stanley et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-10-18
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ben Brodhead, Ashley Fournet, Michael Arndt, (Brodhead Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Karl Broder, Griffin, for appellee; Hung(Alex) Nguyen, (Hq Alex Hguyen Law Firm, LLC), Norcross, for other party.

    Case Number: A23A0986

    Auto Accident Plaintiff Not Prejudiced by Trial Court's Incorrect Instruction on Preponderance of Evidence Standard

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  • Thompson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-10-17
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Kenner, (Law Offices of Robert Kenner, Jr.), Stone Mountain, for appellant.
    for defendant: Keith McIntyre, (Ogeechee Judicial Circuit District Attorney, Ogeechee Judicial Circuit), Statesboro, Daphne Totten, Candace DeLoach, (Bulloch County District Attorney’s Office), Statesboro, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1026

    Warrantless Entry Into Residence Was Unlawful Absent Exigent Circumstances or Occupant's Consent

  • Stewart v. Stewart

    Publication Date: 2023-10-17
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lynn Martin, (The Law Office of Lynn W. Martin), Ponte Vedra Beach, for appellant.
    for defendant: Garnett Harrison, (Harrison & Fortier), Kingsland, Jacqueline Fortier, (Garnett Harrison, P.C.), Kingsland, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0869

    Remand Necessary For Trial Court to Address Issue of Personal Jurisdiction Over Party Accused of Contempt

  • Craw v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-10-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Frier, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lenny Krick, (Assistant District Attorney-Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit), Decatur, Sherry Boston, (Dekalb County District Attorney), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1077

    Court affirms convictions for voluntary manslaughter and other crimes over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence and jury instruction error

  • Smith v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2023-10-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Delia Crouch, (Attorney at Law), Newnan, John Cunningham, (Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Desiree Duke, (The Duke Law Firm, LLC.), Carrollton, David Webster, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0896

    Court determines that a divorcing couples' prior contract as to disposition of a frozen embryo controlled over application of marital property and balancing approaches

  • In re Estate of T. M. N., a Child

    Publication Date: 2023-10-16
    Practice Area: Family Law | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Donsbach, (Donsbach Law Group, LLC), Martinez, for appellant.
    for defendant: Carrie Markham, (Rosenzweig, Jones, Horne & Griffis, P.C.), Newnan, Danielle McRae, (Upson Probate Judge), Thomaston, LeAnne Gilbert, (Gaslowitz Frankel LLC), Atlanta, Timothy King, (Hodges, McEachern & King), Peachtree City, for AM.

    Case Number: A23A1581

    Court reverses a probate court order that had restricted a mother, who was also a child's conservator, from using estate income to pay for the child's expenses