Legal Opinion
Barnard v. Turner County
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 28, 2010No. A10A1533PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mikell, Judge.
Staci Leanna Barnard (“Staci”) was killed on September 7, 2006, when she was ejected from her vehicle after it allegedly hydroplaned on Amboy-Rebecca Road (“the Road”). There was evidence that the Road was flooded following a heavy rain. Staci’s mother, Cindy Barnard, individually and as administratrix of Staci’s estate, brought a wrongful death action against Turner County and Turner County Road Superintendent J. B. Newell, alleging that the defendants negligently failed to maintain the ditches adjacent to the Road, which caused it to flood. The defendants moved for summary…
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