Legal Opinion
Matheson v. Georgia Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 16, 2006No. A06A0383PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Presiding Judge.
This appeal involves the scope and application of the Georgia Recreational Property Act (RPA), OCGA§§ 51-3-20 through 51-3-26. Deborah Matheson and her husband, Walter Matheson, appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) in their suit seeking damages for personal injury and loss of consortium. In the Mathesons’ four enumerations of error, they contend that the RPA, which limits the liability of landowners in certain situations, does not apply to the facts of this case. We find no merit in any of their…
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