• The City of Fitzgerald v. Caruthers

    Publication Date: 2015-08-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Miller and James Thagard Young, Thagard, Hoffman, Smith Lawrence, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew Hinton Hinton Powell, and Kathleen Edwards-Opperman Montlick Associates PC, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A15A0442

    Larry Caruthers sued the City of Fitzgerald the City alleging that the City was liable for damages for failing to remove a decayed tree limb that crashed down on him wh

  • Zurich Am. Ins. Co. v. Omni Health Solutions LLC

    Publication Date: 2015-07-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Arthur York and Thomas Martin Swift, Currie, McGhee Hiers LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Selinda Handsford Law Offices of Veronica Brinson Associates LLC, Macon, for appellee.

    Case Number: A15A0170

    Omni Health Solutions, LLC Omni filed an insurance coverage claim with its insurer Zurich American Insurance Company Zurich for hail damage to

  • Horne v. State

    Publication Date: 2015-07-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Reggie Lampkin R. A. Lampkin LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, and Arthur C. Walton, Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A15A0227

    Following a jury trial, Damion Horne was convicted of aggravated battery OCGA § 16-5-24 a, aggravated assault OCGA § 16-5-21 a 2 2008, false imprisonment OCGA § 16-5-41 a, and battery OCGA § 16-

  • Ross v. Waters

    Publication Date: 2015-07-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Henry DeBardeleben, Robert Marcovitch, and Robert Tanner Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn Dial LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Alan Gordon and Kenneth Sissel, Lilburn, for appellee.

    Case Number: A15A0683

    Aprile B. Waters filed a medical malpractice suit against Dr. William A. J. Ross and Ross Orthopaedic Wellness Center, P. C., collectively the Defendants in DeKalb

  • Summerville v. State

    Publication Date: 2015-07-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Jeffrey, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brian Fortner, District Attorney, and Rachel Ackley, Assistant District Attorney, Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A15A0489

    Following a jury trial, Kent Summerville was convicted of marijuana trafficking OCGA § 16-13-31 c 2010 and driving with a suspended license OCGA § 40-5-121 a. Summerville appeals from the denial

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  • Olds v. State

    Publication Date: 2015-07-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Armstrong Public Defender's Office, Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory Edwards, District Attorney, Albany, for appellee.

    Case Number: A15A0136

    The trial court properly admitted evidence of the defendant's extrinsic crimes and acts in his trial for false imprisonment and battery, as the evidence was relevant to show intent, the probative va

  • State v. Bragg

    Publication Date: 2015-07-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: K. David Cooke Jr., District Attorney, Ft. Valley, and Myra Tisdale, Assistant District Attorney, Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew Jenkins, Assistant Public Defender, Macon, for appellee.

    Case Number: A15A0035

    The te of limitations barred the defendant's prosecution for violating Georgia's Employment Security Law by collecting unemployment benefits while employed, as the State failed to prove that th

  • Ramsey v. New Times Moving Inc.

    Publication Date: 2015-07-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lynn Akeley-Alderman, Dahlonega, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eric Azulay State Wide Relocation, Miami, FL, for appellee.

    Case Number: A15A0564

    The trial court erred in dismissing the plaintiff's breach of contract complaint for lack of jurisdiction and improper venue, since the original contract the plaintiff signed did not contain a forum

  • Smith v. Dill's Builders Inc.

    Publication Date: 2015-07-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Dove Dove Law Firm LLC, Ocilla, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Warren Mixon Mixon Mixon, Ocilla, for appellee.

    Case Number: A15A0580

    Genuine issues of material fact remained as to the amount of payment due to a builder in its suit against buyers to collect the balance due on a contract to build a new

  • Collier v. Colfin AI GA I LLC

    Publication Date: 2015-07-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cynthia Collier, Suwanee, proceeded pro se. Colfin AI GA I LLC, Atlanta, proceeded pro se.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A15A0037

    The trial court erred in denying the defendant's motion to proceed in forma pauperis without first holding an evidentiary he