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  • Burson et al. v. Milton Hall Surgical Associates, LLC

    Publication Date: 2017-11-01
    Practice Area: Contracts | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A17A1317

    The trial court partially erred in denying former employees' motion to dismiss former employer's breach of contract claims against them arising out of their employment contracts, because certain provisions of the agreements were too indefinite to be enforceable.

  • Rebel Auction Co., Inc. v. The Citizens Bank

    Publication Date: 2017-10-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Evidence | Toxic Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Smith (Young Thagard Hoffman, Smith & Lawrence), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Markie Perry (Cowart & Perry, LLP), Valdosta; Clifford Kirbo (The Kirbo Law Firm), Moultrie, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A0938

    The trial court erred in granting bank's motion for summary judgment but properly denied defendant's motion for summary judgment in a suit arising out a default on two promissory notes.

  • Harris v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-10-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tobe Karrh (Office of the Public Defender), Swainsboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel Altman (District Attorney), Swainsboro; Tony May (Middle Judicial Circuit, Assistant District Attorney), Swainsboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A0761

    Although the evidence supported defendant's convictions for aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the trial court erred in failing to charge the jury on the lesser included offense of reckless conduct as an alternative to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; accordingly, the Court reversed the aggravated assault conviction and remanded for a new trial.