Hamblin v. City of Albany

Phipps, Judge.

Emma Hamblin injured her hand on a handrail that bordered a swinging bridge at the Parks at Cheehaw, an outdoor park operated by the Cheehaw Park Authority in the City of Albany. Hamblin sued the Parks, the Park Authority, and the City. The trial court granted the defendants summary judgment, and Hamblin appeals. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

Summary judgment is appropriate when there are no genuine issues of material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. We review a trial court’s grant of summary judgment de novo, construing the evidence and all…