Legal Opinion

Shannon v. Fortenberry

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 16, 2007No. A06A1707Published

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Stephanie Shannon sued Judy and Jewel Fortenberry for the wrongful death of her 18-year-old daughter, Keonna Smith, in a tragic car accident. The trial court granted summary judgment to the Fortenberrys and Shannon appeals. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

On appeal, we review the trial court’s grant of summary judgment de novo and construe the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmovant. Hembree v. Spivey, 281 Ga. App. 693 (637 SE2d 94) (2006). So viewed, the record shows that between 9:00 and 10:00 p.m. on January 24, 2003, water pipes in the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Reedy v. St. Louis Brewing Ass'nSupreme Court of Missouri · 1901
  2. Georgia Railway & Electric Co. v. TompkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
  3. Stephens' Administrator v. DeickmanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
  4. Fincher v. FoxCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  5. North Little Rock Transportation Co. v. FinkbeinerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1967

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