• In the Interest of C. C.

    Publication Date: 2002-10-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elena M. Mushkin Georgia Law Ctr. for the Homeless, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, Sanders B. Deen, Assistant Attorney General, and Catherine C. Vandenberg Cobb County Legal Aid, Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A02A0895

    The evidence did not support a finding that the child was deprived due to the mother's lengthy history of mental health pro

  • Britton v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-10-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James C. Metts III, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: John T. Durden Jr., District Attorney, Hinesville, and Carole E. Wall, Assistant District Attorney, Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A02A1072

    The trial court erred in admitting an officer's hearsay testimony regarding information provided by an anonymous caller to explain the officer's actions in stopping the defe

  • Murray v. Barrett

    Publication Date: 2002-10-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles G. Harbin Jr., Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald L. Mize, Marietta, for appellees.

    Case Number: A02A0959

    The trial court erred in awarding pre-judgment interest at 12 percent, rather than the legal rate of 7 percent in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 7-

  • Govert v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-09-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott L. Ballard Ballard & Ballard, Fayetteville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven L. Harris, Solicitor General, Fayetteville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A02A0930

    The superior, state and municipal courts shared concurrent jurisdiction over defendant's DUI and traffic offense charges, regardless of whether she waived her right to a jury

  • In the Interest of B. F.

    Publication Date: 2002-09-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robin M. Smith, Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson and Sanders B. Deen, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A02A0851

    The juvenile court prematurely terminated the parental rights of a mother who had attempted to locate her child and re-establish contact with him during the two years prior to his deprivation he

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  • Unified Gov't of Athens-Clarke County, Ga. v. Watson

    Publication Date: 2002-08-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William C. Berryman Jr. McLeod, Benton, Lowery & Meeks, Athens, and Charles N. Pursley Jr. Pursley, Howell, Lowery & Meeks, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Edward Allen Jr. and Richard L. Ford Jr. Fortson, Bentley & Griffin PA, Athens, for appellee.

    Case Number: A01A2441

    The condemned property's close proximity to a university and city, as well as the deteriorated nature of the immediately surrounding neighborhood, allowed the jury, in valuing the property, to consi

  • Powell v. Amin

    Publication Date: 2002-08-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald W. Williams Sutton & Associates PC, Claxton, Berrien L. Sutton, Homerville, and James D. Hudson, Douglas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wade H. Coleman Coleman, Talley, Newbern, Kurrie, Preston & Holland, Valdosta, and Keith H. Soloman, Douglas, for appellee.

    Case Number: A02A0220

    Plaintiff's written consent to surgery was admissible to impeach her testimony that she was not informed of possible complica

  • Wilcher v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2002-08-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Milton F. Gardner Jr., Milledgeville, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Sherman E. Moody III Law Offices of Dan Bullard IV, Macon, for appellee.

    Case Number: A02A0198

    The insurer's agr with plaintiffs' attorney to extend the time for defendant to file his answer did not operate as an extension under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-6 b, because defendant never filed the ag

  • Blaney v. Heron

    Publication Date: 2002-08-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Albert M. Pearson III and Nicholas C. Moraitakis Mills, Moraitakis & Kushel, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Hunter S. Allen Jr. and Kara A. Hicks Allen & Weathington PC, Atlanta, for appellees.

    Case Number: A02A0698

    A doctor's actions raised factual issues as to whether she was entitled to the good faith immunity under O.C.G.A. § 19-7-5 f for reporting suspected child

  • Todd v. Casciano

    Publication Date: 2002-08-02
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard A. Campbell and Elizabeth N. Harrison Deming, Parker, Hoffman, Green & Campbell, Norcross, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donn M. Peevy Peevy & Lancaster PC, Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A02A0775

    The juvenile court erred in awarding attorneys' fees to the father on his contempt claim without construing the parties' divorce agreement to ascertain their intent in prohibiting co-habitation with