Legal Opinion
Atlanta Committee for Olympic Games, Inc. v. Hawthorne
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 28, 2004No. S03G1491, S03G1492PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Justice.
These appeals involve the Recreational Property Act, OCGA § 51-3-20 et seq. (RPA), which is being raised as a defense by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) in the suit brought by plaintiffs for wrongful death and personal injuries arising out of the bombing in Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Olympic Games. In Anderson v. Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, 273 Ga. 113 (537 SE2d 345) (2000) (Anderson I), involving an earlier appearance by these parties before this Court, we recognized that the RPAlimits, with certain exceptions, the liability of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Scrapchansky v. Town of PlainfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Anderson v. Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Hughey v. Grand River Dam AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Wiley v. City of SpartaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
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