Welch v. Georgia Department of Transportation

MlKELL, Judge.

Addie D. Welch was killed when the pickup truck she was driving collided with a dump truck at the intersection of East Courtland Avenue (Georgia Highway 333) and North Washington Street (Georgia Highway 76) in Quitman. Claiming that trees and shrubs on the property adjacent to the intersection were negligently maintained and obstructed Welch’s line of sight, the executor of her estate and her surviving children and grandchildren sued the Georgia Department of Transportation (“DOT”) for her wrongful death.1 DOT subsequently moved for summary judgment, arguing that OCGA § 32-2-2…