Weekly docket

Week of June 20, 2016

7 covered civil decisions filed from June 21, 2016 through June 23, 2016.

A16A0057 June 23, 2016 Reversed

Grange Indemnity Insurance Company v. Angela Burns

The legal issue was whether an MCS-90 endorsement applied to an accident involving intrastate commerce of nonhazardous commodities. The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's summary judgment because...

A16A0198 June 23, 2016 Dismissed

Robert M. Eidson v. Robyn Croutch et al..

The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed Robert Eidson's discretionary appeal because he failed to comply with the procedural requirements for appealing an interlocutory order. The Court held that since the underlying...

A16A0386 June 23, 2016 Affirmed

Beulah Johnson et al.. v. Jane E. Thomas

The legal issue involved whether a deed transferring church property to Bethel Church circumvented the Book of Discipline requiring property to be held in trust for the national church. The Georgia Court of Appeals...

A16A0398 June 22, 2016 Affirmed

Rachel R. Shoenthal et al.. v. Fran W. Shoenthal et al..

The Georgia Court of Appeals held that because Judge Shoenthal failed to provide written notice as required by the Pension Code, the trial court correctly determined that the change in beneficiaries was not legally...

A16A0572 June 22, 2016 Vacated & Case Remanded

City Of Tybee Island, Georgia v. Michael Glen Harrod

The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred by failing to decide whether the City waived sovereign immunity as a threshold issue of subject matter jurisdiction. Consequently, the Georgia Court of...

A16A0171 June 21, 2016 Vacated & Remanded With Direction

Shannon Lee Floyd v. Sherry Anne Gibson

The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred by failing to consider all circumstances when determining custody because it relied on evidence over two years old without considering new facts. The Georgia...

A16A0453 June 21, 2016 Reversed

Kimberly Michelle Partain v. Elizabeth P. Pitts et al..

The legal issue is whether a non-conforming check delivered to an attorney constitutes acceptance of a settlement offer. The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's denial because the delivery of a...

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