Legal Opinion

Fowler v. Alpharetta Family Skate Center, LLC

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 2, 2004No. A04A0581PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Judge.

Craig Fowler appeals the grant of summary judgment to Alpharetta Family Skate Center, LLC, doing business as The Cooler (“the Cooler”). He contends the trial court erred by applying the doctrine of assumption of the risk in his case. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court.

1. In Georgia,

[t]he standards applicable to motions for summary judgment are announced in Lau’s Corp. v. Haskins, 261 Ga. 491 (405 SE2d 474) [(1991)]. On appeal, a grant of summary judgment will be affirmed if it is right for any reason. Further, when ruling on a motion for summary judgment, the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Desai v. Silver Dollar City, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Hodge v. SADA Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  4. Vaughn v. PleasentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Beringause v. Fogleman Truck Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  4. Liles v. Innerwork, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  5. Champion v. Pilgrim's Pride Corp. of Del.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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