Legal Opinion
Atkins v. MRP Park Lake, L.P.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 20, 2009No. A09A2125PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.
In this personal injury action, plaintiffs Sandra Atkins and her husband appeal the summary judgment granted to defendants MRP Park Lake, L.P and Realty Management Corporation, claiming that disputed issues of fact precluded the grant of summary judgment. We agree with the plaintiffs that the record contains disputed evidence as to key issues in the litigation, and we therefore reverse.
Summary judgment is only proper when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. OCGA § 9-11-56 (c). A de novo standard of…
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