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  • Reed v. DeKalb County Ga.

    Publication Date: 2003-11-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard T. Taylor Taylor & Viers, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth B. Taylor, Senior Assistant County Attorney, Decatur, for appellees.
    Case Number: A03A1083

    The decision to effectuate a warrantless arrest is generally a discretionary act requiring personal judgment and deliberation on the part of an officer and no liability attaches to the officer's exe

  • Blaney v. O'Heron

    Publication Date: 2003-11-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Albert M. Pearson III and Nicholas C. Moraitakis Moraitakis, Kushel, Pearson & Gardner LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Hunter S. Allen Jr. and Kara A. Hicks Allen & Weathington PC, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A02A0698

    The Court of Appeals adopted the Supreme Court's judgment that O.C.G.A. § 19-7-5 provides immunity for those who have reasonable cause to report suspected child abuse and for those who make such a r

  • Harper v. Robinson

    Publication Date: 2003-11-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lloyd B. Hedrick Jr. Gray, Hedrick & Edenfield LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wallace Miller III and Joel A. Howe Miller, Cowart, Cates & Howe, Macon, for appellees.
    Case Number: A03A1506

    Defendant was aware that the dog who fatally attacked and killed an infant in his home had dangerous propensities towards h

  • Liberty Ins. Corp. v. Ferguson

    Publication Date: 2003-11-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Burke B. Johnson Carter & Ansley, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: H. Emily George George, Bartles & Wallach, Forest Park, Gino L. Montoya Mabry & McClelland LLP, Craig R. White Donahue, Hoey & Skedsvold LLC, Scott P. Archer and J. Daran Burns Drew, Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Todd S. Colarusso George, Bartles & Wallach, Forest Park, and Robert M. Darroch Mabry & McClelland LLP, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A03A0950

    Since O.C.G.A. § 33-24-45 regulates the cancellation of automobile insurance policies, the plaintiff could not rely on O.C.G.A. § 33-24-7 or cases construing that statute to retrospectively void a p

  • Nhan v. Wellington Square LLC

    Publication Date: 2003-11-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wendell K. Willard, and G. Watson Bryant Jr., Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Scott E. Morris and Ellen W. Smith Holt, Ney, Zatcoff & Wasserman LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A03A1197

    A real estate sales contract was enforceable where the property's location could be adequately identified through descriptive keys furnished within the written sales agre

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  • McDaniel v. State

    Publication Date: 2003-10-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: G. G. Kunes Jr. Kunes & Kunes, Tifton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clifford P. Bowden, District Attorney, and Bradford L. Rigby, Assistant District Attorney, Tifton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A03A0934

    The trial court properly admitted the methylenedioxymethamphetamine found in defendant's pocket since the totality of the circumstances authorized the officers to arres

  • Vaughn v. State

    Publication Date: 2003-10-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Monica T. Myles, Douglas County Pub. Defender, Douglasville, and Virginia W. Tinkler, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: James D. McDade, District Attorney, and Christopher R. Johnson, Assistant District Attorney, Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A03A0904

    Although the officer gave the defendant a warning citation before requesting consent to search his vehicle and person, the detention was lawful because the officer was still investigating his reason

  • Auldridge v. Rivers

    Publication Date: 2003-10-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William A. Trotter III, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jay M. Sawilowsky, Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A03A1258

    Any ambiguity in the parties' stock-purchase agreement was construed in the plaintiff's favor as the non-drafting

  • Suntrust Bank v. Peterson

    Publication Date: 2003-10-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hubert C. Lovein Jr., Timothy K. Adams Jones, Cork & Miller LLP, Macon, R. Alex Crumbley Crumbley & Crumbley, McDonough, and John P. Harrington Smith & Harrington, Eastman, for appellant.
    for defendant: . W. McMillan Walker, Dublin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A03A0870

    The superior court lacked jurisdiction to hear the probate of decedent's 1997

  • Lowther v. State

    Publication Date: 2003-10-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Melinda I. Ryals, Tifton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clifford P. Bowden, District Attorney, and Bradford L. Rigby, Assistant District Attorney, Tifton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A03A1554

    The trial court's improper admission of defendant's statement to the investigating officer did not constitute reversible error where the evidence of defendant's guilt was overwhe