Weekly docket

Week of March 28, 2016

4 covered civil decisions filed from March 28, 2016 through March 29, 2016.

A15A2059 March 29, 2016 Affirmed

John Ashline v. Marinas Usa, L.P. D/B/A Aqualand Marina

The legal issue was whether Flagship assumed liability for Ashline's default judgment against Marinas based on contractual language. The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the contract provisions only released certain...

A15A2326 March 29, 2016 Affirmed

Sandra G. Yarborough Jones v. Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC

The legal issue was whether the trial court erred in consolidating a hearing on an interlocutory injunction with a declaratory judgment action and whether federal law preempted state law regarding pipeline surveys. The...

A15A2222 March 28, 2016 Affirmed

Georgia Department Of Transportation v. Edward Kovalcik et al..

The legal issue is whether the Georgia Department of Transportation's sovereign immunity applies to claims arising from a construction inspection of a state roadway. The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed that because...

A15A2324 March 28, 2016 Reversed

Angela Teston et al.. v. Southcore Construction, Inc.

The legal issue is whether a plaintiff had a heightened obligation to look down for hazards after furniture removal, despite not seeing specific exposed cords before falling. The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the...

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