CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, INC. v. Williams

Ruffin, Judge.

In this premises liability action, Walter Williams sued Clark Atlanta University, Inc. (“CAU”) for injuries sustained when he was shot on property allegedly owned by CAU. The university moved for summary judgment, asserting it owed no duty to Williams. The trial court denied the motion, and we granted CAU’s application for interlocutory appeal.1 For reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. Summary judgment is appropriate when no genuine issues of material fact remain and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.2 3On appeal, we review the trial court’s summary…