Legal Opinion
Pfeiffer v. Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 1, 2001No. A01A0219PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
This appeal stems from a tragic highway construction accident which caused the death of Robert Allen Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer’s surviving spouse (“Pfeiffer”) sued the Georgia Department of Transportation (“DOT”), alleging that the accident was caused by DOT’s negligence. The trial court granted DOT’s motion for summary judgment, and Pfeiffer appeals. For reasons that follow, we affirm.
Summary judgment is appropriate where the evidence of record “show[s] that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” On…
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