OAKHURST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, INC. v. Hendrix

Barnes, Judge.

Louise Hendrix sued Oakhurst Presbyterian Church, Inc. after she fell on a staircase at the church and was injured. Oakhurst filed a motion for summary judgment which the court denied before the start of trial. At trial, Oakhurst moved for a directed verdict, which the trial court also denied. The jury awarded a judgment of $17,000 for Hendrix, and Oakhurst appeals.

1. In its sole enumerated error, Oakhurst argues that the trial court erred in denying its motion for summary judgment because Hendrix failed to meet her burden of showing that the church had actual knowledge of the…