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Sprayberry v. Board of Commissioners of Putnam County,, A22A1329 We must “seek to avoid a construction that makes some language mere surplusage.”13 Here, under the plain meaning of its text, § 66-158 allows a variance for an exceptionally narrow, shallow,

Armstrong et al. v. Solicitor-General of Gwinnett County, A22A1537 At issue are a set of cases which, if charged under state statutes, would be tried in Gwinnett State Court but, if charged as ordinance violations, would be tried in Gwinnett

Wallace v. City of Atlanta, A23A0904, 2023 WL 4069940 (Ga. Ct. App. June 20, 2023) In the present case, the Wallaces’ Original Notice contained no allegations of negligence by the City and instead identified alleged negligent acts only of APS,

Tibbetts v. Worth Cnty. Sch. Dist., A22A1542, 2023 WL 2491939 (Ga. Ct. App. Mar. 14, 2023). A teacher’s claim under an automatically renewed contract was not subject to dismissal under sovereign immunity. Here’s the summary: As detailed below, we conclude

Hall v. Acker, A22A1309, 2023 WL 2471304 (Ga. Ct. App. Mar. 13, 2023) I don’t normally send these personal-injury cases, but this one looked interesting. It involved a school security officer’s official immunity. Here’s the court’s conclusion: Accordingly, DeKalb County's

Here are two cases concerning ante litem notices. Lewis v. Gwinnett Cnty., A22A1246, 2023 WL 2493296 (Ga. Ct. App. Mar. 14, 2023). City of Alpharetta v. Francis, 366 Ga. App. 454, 883 S.E.2d 400 (2023)

Joe & James Properties, LLC v. City of Atlanta, A23A0304, 2023 WL 4098439 (Ga. Ct. App. June 21, 2023) Here, the evidence demonstrates that the City attempted to negotiate in good faith, but Joe and James refused to do so.

Perdue v. Barron, A22A1528, 2023 WL 2420953 (Ga. Ct. App. Mar. 9, 2023). This case involved an election challenge alleging voting irregularities in Fulton County. Here’s the court’s summary: Thirteen of the sixteen respondents moved to dismiss the petition, and

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What counts as notice of patronage under Subchapter T? Traditionally, notices of allocation have been written – in the sense of paper and snail mail. But more recently, a cooperative questioned whether notice could include other – more technologically advanced