Legal Opinion
Dunn v. Telfair County
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 1, 2007No. A07A1237PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Barnes, Chief Judge.
Barnie Franklin Dunn II stepped into an open manhole while clearing brush for his employer, Asplundh Tree Expert Company, and suffered severe injuries. He brought a premises liability suit against several defendants, including Telfair County, 1 which subsequently moved for summary judgment. The trial court granted the motion, and Dunn appeals. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
Dunn contended that Telfair County is liable for his resulting injuries because it maintained the right of way beside the nearby county road and its employees must have knocked the manhole cover…
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