Hollis & Spann, Inc. v. Hopkins

Bernes, Judge.

Appellee May Catherine Hopkins was injured when she fell as she traversed a handicap access ramp leading to the parking lot of a hotel where she had been a guest. Hopkins filed suit seeking damages from the hotel owner, the hotel developer, and appellant Hollis & Spann, Inc., the independent contractor who constructed the allegedly defective ramp. Hollis & Spann filed a motion for summary judgment, contending that Georgia’s “acceptance doctrine” precluded a finding of its liability. Hollis & Spann argued that it constructed the ramp in accordance with design plans provided on…