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10 summarized civil decisions from the Georgia Court of Appeals.
The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred by dismissing Hobbs' breach of contract claim because it did not assert professional malpractice. The Georgia Court of Appeals also held that an expert...
The legal issue was whether payment bond statutes barred a subcontractor from recovering work value when the surety became insolvent. The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision that subcontractors...
The legal issue involved whether a party could file a direct appeal from a trial court's dismissal order under Georgia law. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the discretionary application because the lower court's...
The legal issue was whether a trial court erred by dismissing a motion for a new trial without a hearing when a protective order was issued under Georgia's Family Violence Act. The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the...
The Georgia Court of Appeals held that because the guarantors waived the condition precedent requiring confirmation of foreclosure sales, the bank was authorized to pursue a deficiency judgment against them. The...
The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the trial court correctly applied the ante litem notice provision because the original notice was compliant despite omitting a specific dollar amount of loss. The Georgia Court of...
The legal issue was whether a letter to an insurance adjuster combined with a notice of claim satisfied the strict ante litem notice requirement under OCGA ยง 50-21-26 (a) (2). The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the...
The Georgia Court of Appeals held that a stalking protective order can be entered to prevent future conduct even if past stalking has ended. The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's order because,...
The legal issue involved whether a patient's journal containing communications with an associate professional counselor was privileged under Georgia law. The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the journal is absolutely...
The legal issue was whether improper service of process occurred when a defendant appeared mentally impaired during service attempts at his bedside. The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's finding that...