Weekly docket

Week of August 15, 2016

4 covered civil decisions filed from August 18, 2016 through August 19, 2016.

A16A1243 August 19, 2016 Vacated & Remanded With Direction

Benjamin Ryan Sadler v. Savannah Shawn Rigsby

The legal issue was whether the trial court erred in denying a party's timely request for findings of fact and conclusions of law in a contested custody case under Georgia law. The Georgia Court of Appeals held that...

A16A1070 August 18, 2016 Reversed

Sheila Trowell Morris v. Lois Inez Byrd

The legal issue was whether an express easement described vaguely in a deed could be enforced despite lacking a specific key for location or width. The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's summary...

A16A1210 August 18, 2016 Vacated & Case Remanded

Douglas Andrew Hardin v. Rita B. Hardin A/K/A Rita Barbagallo

The Georgia Court of Appeals held that a trial court order permitting visitation based on completing therapy is an impermissibly self-executing change of visitation because it lacks necessary judicial scrutiny...

A16A1327 August 18, 2016 Affirmed

Barbara Forbes v. Cynthia Smith

The legal issue was whether a two-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims was tolled by provisions related to tolling statutes concerning alleged crimes arising from the accident. The Georgia Court of...

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