Monthly archive
8 summarized civil decisions from the Georgia Court of Appeals.
The legal issue is whether an out-of-possession landlord can be held liable for damages from a hidden structural defect if they did not know or reasonably should have known about it. The Georgia Court of Appeals...
The Georgia Court of Appeals held that a claimant cannot satisfy the condition precedent of obtaining a judgment against an at-fault driver before collecting under uninsured motorist benefits. The Georgia Court of...
The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the trial court correctly granted summary judgment because Mark A. Thompson failed to establish a genuine issue of material fact regarding pretext for his termination. The Georgia...
The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's denial of attorney fees because the caveators failed to present any evidence supporting their claims regarding lack of capacity or undue influence. The Georgia...
The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the direct appeal was improper because it failed to follow the required discretionary appeal procedure and missed the strict seven-day deadline for appealing dispossessory...
The Georgia Court of Appeals held that it must reverse the child support award because the trial court failed to make required findings or attach necessary worksheets under statutory guidelines. The Georgia Court of...
The legal issue was whether the trial court erred by granting a default judgment based on declaratory relief concerning future contingencies related to property ownership. The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the...
The legal issue was whether an arbitration agreement in a medical malpractice case applied to claims arising from care provided to an unborn child. The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's denial,...