Legal Opinion
Williams v. Georgia Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 11, 2005No. A05A1539PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Presiding Judge.
Following the dismissal of her personal injury claim against the Georgia Department of Transportation due to defective ante litem notice (see OCGA§ 50-21-26), and the entry of summary judgment on her related claim against Riverdale Paving Company, Vanessa Williams appeals both orders. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm both rulings.
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…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Matjoulis v. Integon General Ins. Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Williams v. Department of Human ResourcesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Georgia Ports Authority v. HarrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Georgia Ports Authority v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Dempsey v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Cummings v. Georgia Department of Juvenile JusticeSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
- Southerland v. Georgia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
- Welch v. Georgia Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Savage v. E. R. Snell Contractor, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
- Georgia Department of Transportation v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
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