Legal Opinion

Cope v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 6, 2001No. A01A0224PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

Aimee Cope appeals from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to Enterprise Rent-A-Car on her complaint for damages after a truck she rented broke down on Interstate 20. Because there is no evidence that Enterprise breached any duty of care and also no evidence that any alleged breach was the proximate cause of Cope’s injuries, we affirm.

This case arose when Cope rented a truck from Enterprise in Norcross, Georgia, to drive to New Orleans for the Super Bowl. Cope rented the truck on Thursday, drove it to work Thursday and Friday, and then left for New…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Southern Railway Co. v. WebbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  3. Church's Fried Chicken, Inc. v. LewisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  4. Supchak v. PruittCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Bradley Center, Inc. v. WessnerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Brown v. All-Tech Inv. Group, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
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  3. Beasley v. a Better Gas Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Dowdell v. WilhelmCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Rapid Group, Inc. v. Yellow Cab of Columbus, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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