• Barnes et al. v. Tillery

    Publication Date: 2024-11-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lisa Barnes, Stewart Barnes, Benjamin Barnes, Kaitlyn Barnes, Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: R. Anderson, (Attorney at Law), Macon, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0699

    Court reverses denial of a motion to dismiss an action to void a property transfer case because the action was time-barred under the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act

  • Williams v. Regency Hospital Company, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Hill, (Mayo Hill), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Nelson, (Chambless, Higdon, Richardson, Katz & Griggs, LLP), Macon, Sharonda Boyce, (Huff Powell Bailey LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A1035

    Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of medical malpractice claim, affirming constitutionality of statute limiting tolling for mentally incompetent plaintiffs

  • Estate of Butler v. Patterson et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-22
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey Dean, (Morris & Dean), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mitchell Snyder, Azurae Orie, (The Minor Firm), Dalton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0986

    Court reverses summary judgment in a case alleging fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, finding genuine issues of material fact regarding undue influence

  • Gateway Pines Hahira, LP v. Lowndes County Board of Tax Assessors

    Publication Date: 2024-09-30
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Bartholomew, Kristen Tullos Oliver, (Barnes Law Group, LLC), Marietta, Robert Plumb, (Langdale Vallotton Linahan Wetherington), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Walter Elliott, William Elliott, (Elliott Blackburn PC), Valdosta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1370

    Court affirms inclusion of tax credits in property valuation for rent-restricted apartments

  • Collington v. Clayton County et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A22A0379

    On remand, court adopts opinion verifying that OCGA § 36-11-1 applies to official-capacity claims against county sheriffs, and partially vacates and remands case for further proceedings

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  • Kseniya Parfenova v. Hedington Square Homeowners' Association, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-30
    Practice Area: Discovery | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Geoffrey Dureska, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Linda Pollock, Joanna Eljazzar, (Lazega & Johanson), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0854

    Court reverses sanctions against homeowner in a homeowners' association dispute and remands for hearing on discovery compliance

  • Guy v. Housing Authority of the City of Augusta, Georgia

    Publication Date: 2024-08-15
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Premises Liability
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Califf, (Califf Law Firm LLC), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Cosper, (Hull Barrett, P.C.), Augusta, for appellee; Michael Walker, (Piasta Walker Hagenbush, LLC), Atlanta, William McDavid, (Jones Cork, LLP), Macon, Jack Schley, (Page Scrantom Sprouse Tucker & Ford PC), Columbus, for AM.

    Case Number: A24A0080

    Court affirms sovereign immunity for Housing Authority in premises liability case, concluding that the Housing Authority is a public entity entitled to sovereign immunity.

  • Montiel v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-07-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica Towne, (Clark & Towne, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Penny Penn, Sandra Partridge, (GA Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit), Cumming, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0600

    Court affirms burglary conviction and admissibility of custodial statement despite defendant's contentions of alleged Interference with right to counsel

  • Padilla-Garcia v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-07-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Clark, (Clark & Towne, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Clifford Kurlander, Christopher DeNeve, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0503

    Court affirms convictions for aggravated sexual battery and child molestation but vacates overbroad probation condition and remands for resentencing

  • Pollard v. Great Dane, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-07-24
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randall Schmidt, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Allan Galis, David Burkoff, Gracie Shepherd, (Hunter Maclean Exley & Dunn, P.C.), Savannah, for appellee; Robert Turner, Carolyn Spellman, (Savage Turner Pinckney Savage & Sprouse), Savannah, for other party.

    Case Number: A24A0545

    Court reverses summary judgment in favor of defendant in a personal injury/loss of consortium case, citing reasonable explanation for conflicting testimony as to dates of separation