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  • Federal National Mortgage Association v. Harris

    Publication Date: 2017-11-17
    Practice Area: Evidence | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Branch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kimberly Rizzotti Weber, Allison Giardina (Aldridge Pite, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ricky Harris, Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A0694

    In a dispute over possession of certain real property, the trial court abused its discretion when it failed to consider whether certain documents were admissible under O.C.G.A. 24-9-901, which sets out the standards for the authentication and admission of unsealed or uncertified documents.

  • Avery et al. v. Paulding County Airport Authority et al

    Publication Date: 2017-11-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Transportation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Branch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles McKnight, Alison Ballard (Taylor English Duma, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Baker (Miller & Martin PLLC), Atlanta; J. Davis, Lee Carter (Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis LLP), Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A0849

    The Court partially reversed the dismissal of three related declaratory judgment actions arising out of the efforts of a county and a county airport authority to apply for a commercial Airport Operating Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration.

  • Solomon v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-10-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Branch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Daniell (Daniell Law Firm, LLC), Warner Robins, for appellant.
    for defendant: Marie Banks (Houston County District Attorney), Perry; George Hartwig (District Attorney Houston Judicial Circuit), Perry, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A0760

    Although the evidence supported defendant's conviction for burglary, the trial court erred when it sentenced him under the current rather than the former version of the burglary statute, O.C.G.A. 16-7-1, and the Court, therefore, vacated his conviction and remanded for entry of conviction and resentencing under the proper statute.