Crane v. Poteat.Crane v. Samples, 267 Ga. App. 895 ( 600 SE2d 624) (2004).Crane v. Cheeley, 270 Ga. App. 126 ( 605 SE2d 824) (2004).
That amendment applies to criminal prosecutions, and, as Crane's suit was a civil proceeding, this enumeration has no merit. U.S. Const., Amend. 6. Crane v. Samples;Kraft v. Adams.Crane v. Samples, 267 Ga. App. 895, 896 (1) ( 600 SE2d 624) (2004).Kraft v. Adams, 248 Ga. App. 141, 145 (3) ( 545 SE2d 69) (2001).
The trial court correctly concluded that because the primary claims must be dismissed, the derivative claims for punitive damages and litigation costs also fail. See Crane v. Samples, 267 Ga.App. 895, 896(2), 600 S.E.2d 624 (2004).Judgment affirmed.
(Citation and punctuation omitted.) Crane v. Samples, 267 Ga.App. 895, 896(2), 600 S.E.2d 624 (2004). Accord Hallisy, supra at 129(3), 464 S.E.2d 219 (Although the right to a trial by jury exists in dispossessory actions, “[t]he existence of the right does not demand that a jury trial be held in all cases, including those where no issues remain for jury determination.
(Citation and punctuation omitted.) Crane v. Samples, 267 Ga. App. 895, 896 (2) ( 600 S.E.2d 624) (2004). Accord Hallisy, supra at 129 (3) (Although the right to a trial by jury exists in disposesssory actions, "[t]he existence of the right does not demand that a jury trial be held in all cases, including those where no issues remain for jury determination.
Crane v. Poteat, 275 Ga. App. 669, 670 (2) ( 621 SE2d 501) (2005).Crane v. Samples, 267 Ga. App. 895, 896 (2) ( 600 SE2d 624) (2004).Souder v. Webb, 198 Ga. App. 419, 420 ( 401 SE2d 630) (1991).
This is not the first time Crane has been fined for filing a frivolous appeal. See Crane v. Poteat, supra, 275 Ga. App. at 671 (3); Crane u. Samples, 267 Ga. App. 895 ( 600 SE2d 624) (2004). BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.
This is not the first time Crane has filed a pro se lawsuit and then appealed a lower court's ruling, contending he was deprived of his constitutional rights. See Crane v. Poteat, 275 Ga. App. 669 ( 621 SE2d 501) (2005); Crane v. Cheeley, 270 Ga. App. 126 ( 605 SE2d 824) (2004); Crane v. Darnell, 268 Ga. App. 311 ( 601 SE2d 726) (2004); Crane v. Samples, 267 Ga. App. 895 ( 600 SE2d 624) (2004); Crane v. Albertelli, 264 Ga. App. 910 ( 592 SE2d 684) (2003). The record shows that Crane was involved in a car accident with Wardrup on January 2, 2003. Crane filed suit against State Farm on August 20, 2004, alleging that State Farm was liable for Wardrup's negligence.
See also Huff v. State, 239 Ga. App. 83, 87-88 (3) ( 519 SE2d 263) (1999) (accord). See Pulliam v. Balkcom, 245 Ga. 99 (1) ( 263 SE2d 123) (1980) (Sixth Amendment protections do not apply in civil actions); Crane v. Samples, 267 Ga. App. 895, 896 (1) ( 600 SE2d 624) (2004) (accord). See also Herringdine v. Nalley Equip. Leasing, 238 Ga. App. 210-211 (1) ( 517 SE2d 571) (1999) (physical precedent only) (recognizing the purpose of the Civil Practice Act to promote and not to obstruct the administration of justice and thus enable the court to do substantial justice).
Ct. App. Ga. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 267 Ga. App. 895, 600 S. E. 2d 624.