Bennett v. Georgia Department of Transportation

MILLER, Presiding Judge.

Janice Bennett and Denise Johnson brought these actions against the Georgia Department of Transportation (“GDOT’) for personal injuries that they sustained in a car accident. Bennett and Johnson both alleged that the accident was proximately caused by GDOT’s negligent design, maintenance, and failure to provide proper traffic control devices at the intersection where the accident occurred. GDOT filed identical motions for summary judgment in each case, arguing that there was no evidence establishing that GDOT’s alleged negligence was the proximate cause of the…