Cornwell v. Chambers of Georgia, Inc.

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Kenneth Cornwell and Kim Cornwell sued Chambers of Georgia, Inc. and Patrick McGhee to recover for damages stemming from a workplace injury. The Cornwells appeal summary judgment awarded to Chambers of Georgia, Inc. and McGhee.

Construing the evidence, as we must, in the light most favorable to the nonmovant, the Cornwells, the record shows that the underlying action arose from an incident where McGhee, an operator of a boom truck, was attempting to position a portable light tower inside a container. Prior to McGhee’s arrival at the landfill, James Bailey, Cornwell’s…