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GUTIERREZ v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
In this action for damages arising out of an automobile accident, the defendant, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), appeals a judgment of the trial court finding DOTD partially at fault and awarding damages to the
Updated: 03/26/2012 08:48A
IN RE SUCCESSION OF GUILLOT
On January 20, 2010, the trial court ordered that the last will and testament of Arthur Guillot dated September 21, 2000, and the codicil thereto dated May 24, 2007, be probated; authorized the independent administration of Arthur Guillot's estate;
Updated: 03/26/2012 08:48A
HAYNES v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Eighteenth Judicial District Court (JDC) that ruled in favor of the plaintiff/appellee, Mr. Harry Joseph Haynes, and awarded him damages, penalties, and attorney's fees from his uninsured/underinsured motorist
Updated: 03/26/2012 08:48A
PARISH OF ASCENSION v. REIDER
On October 6, 2005, the plaintiff, Eugene Reider, was injured in an automobile accident while in the course and scope of his employment with the Parish of Ascension (Parish). The Parish paid Mr. Reider $22607.52 in workers' compensation benefits and on
Updated: 03/26/2012 08:48A
McCOY v. ROSEMARY
The trial court dismissed the balance of Gary's claims and disposed of this case by entering two orders on April 28, 2010. The first of these two orders granted partial summary judgment in favor of Rosemary and Tony regarding the issue of whether Mary
Updated: 03/26/2012 08:48A
COLLINS v. STATE
Athena Y. Collins ("Collins") appeals from her conviction after a jury trial for voluntary manslaughter, 1 a Class A felony. Collins presents the following restated issues for our review: I. Whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury; II.
Updated: 03/26/2012 08:48A
ESTATE OF DONALD EUGENE SMITH v. STUTZMAN
The Estate of Donald Smith (the "Estate") appeals from the trial court's dismissal of its lawsuit against Joshua Stutzman d/b/a Keystone Builders ("Stutzman"). The Estate raises two issues, which we revise and restate as whether the trial court
Updated: 03/26/2012 08:48A
McREYNOLDS v. KREBS
After Krebs settled with GM for an undisclosed amount, the trial court dismissed McReynolds's cross-claims, reasoning that OCGA § 51-12-33, as amended by the Tort Reform Act of 2005, had abolished joint and several liability and replaced contribution
Updated: 03/26/2012 08:48A
CURRAN v. SCHARPF
1 On appeal, Wife contends that the trial court erred in upholding in the Final Decree the jury's allegedly erroneous finding that an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) in Husband's name was Husband's separate property that was not subject to
Updated: 03/26/2012 08:48A
DAVIS v. STATE
His convictions were upheld by this Court. Davis v. State, 287 Ga. 173 (695 SE2d 251) (2010). The evidence in this case was sufficient for the jury to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that Davis was guilty of felony murder. Jackson v.
Updated: 03/26/2012 08:48A
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