Legal Opinion

Greene v. Georgia Department of Transportation

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 13, 2009No. A08A2343Published

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

After being injured in a traffic accident at a highway construction site, Herbert L. Greene sued the Georgia Department of Transportation (“DOT”), alleging that it negligently operated and maintained the roadway. The DOT moved for summary judgment, and the trial court granted the motion. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

Summary judgment is appropriate when no genuine issue of material fact remains and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. We review the trial court’s summary judgment ruling de novo, construing the evidence and all reasonable…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Smith v. Commercial Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  2. Watson v. MarshallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  3. Trammell v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
  4. Stevens v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. Marshall v. Hugh Steele, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970

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