Legal Opinion
O'CONNELL v. Cora Bett Thomas Realty, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 19, 2002No. A01A1649PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
Malcolm O’Connell leased the basement and first floor of an historic building in Savannah. Three days after O’Connell signed the lease, he was seriously injured when a portion of the ceiling collapsed, pinning him under the rubble. O’Connell sued Cora Bett Thomas Realty, Inc. (CBT), the management company, for negligence and breach of contract. CBT moved for summary judgment, which the trial court granted. As the trial court ruled correctly, we affirm.
On appeal from a grant of summary judgment, we conduct a de novo review, and we view the evidence and the inferences drawn from…
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