Legal Opinion
Yon v. Shimeall
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 10, 2002No. A02A1534PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mikell, Judge.
Diane Marie Yon filed a premises liability action against Brian Shimeall, her daughter’s landlord, after Yon fell while walking down the stairway leading to her daughter’s basement apartment. The trial court granted summary judgment to Shimeall, and Yon appeals, arguing that the court erred in concluding that she had equal knowl edge of the hazard and that there were reasonable means of access to the apartment other than the stairs. We affirm.
To prevail at summary judgment under OCGA § 9-11-56, the moving party must demonstrate that there is no genuine issue of material fact and…
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