Wheeler v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Barnes, Judge.

This appeal arises from a trial court’s grant of summary judgment to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) on Sabrina Wheeler’s complaint for personal injuries. Wheeler appeals, and for the reasons stated below, we reverse.

Summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. OCGA § 9-11-56 (c). A de novo standard of review applies to an appeal from a grant of summary judgment, and we view the evidence, and all reasonable conclusions and inferences drawn from it, in the light most…