Mark A. Johnson's Legal Cases (15)

State, local, and municipal law

City of Powder Springs v. WMM Properties, Inc., 325 S.E.2d 155, 253 Ga. 753 (S. Ct. 1985).

Jan 01, 1985

OUTCOME: Illegal City Action Set Aside and Client's Development Proceeded

This case established rights of contiguous property owners to tap into sewer out-fall lines that traversed their property, against claims by the city that its manager was not empowered to make access c ... ommitments in exchange for grant of sewage easement.

Criminal defense

Chastain v. State, 339 S.E.2d 298, 177 Ga. App. 236 (Ct. App. 1985).

Jan 01, 1985

OUTCOME: Client's Criminal Conviction Was Reversed

Conviction of the Tax Commissioner of Cobb County on theft by conversion, theft by taking and violation of oath of public office was reversed. The state had asserted the illegality of the payment of ... more than $300,000 by the First National Bank of Cobb County to Defendant for interest on county monies on deposit in the bank. Defendant asserted that such payments were not illegal, due to federal banking law that prohibited the payment of interest on demand deposits of governmental entities.

Divorce and separation

Cousins v. Cousins, 315 S.E.2d 420, 253 Ga. 30 (S. Ct. 1984).

Jan 01, 1984

OUTCOME: Client Granted Additional Stock Following Stock Split

This first impression case established the rights of the ex-wife to additional shares of corporate stock, following a stock split, of shares awarded in a divorce decree that were subject to a rest ... ricted transfer period resulting from securities laws.

Real estate

Worthy v. Holmes, 287 S.E.2d 9, 249 Ga. 104 (S. Ct. 1982); Holmes v. Worthy, 282 S.E. 2d 919, 159 Ga. App. 262 (Ct. App. 1981)

Jan 01, 1982

OUTCOME: New Rights Created for Georgia Home Owners

This case overturned Georgia's law (which had been in force since it embraced English common law when Georgia was a colony of England) in the areas of caveat emptor and merger by deed in the origi ... nal sale of residential housing by builder/developers.

Contracts and agreements

Bullock v. Bullock, 292 S.E.2d 872, 162 Ga. App. 744 (Ct. App. 1982).

Jan 01, 1982

OUTCOME: Client Permitted To Present Case to Jury

Grant of summary judgment was reversed in a claim of an oral promise to convey land.

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