Legal Opinion
Sumter Regional Hospital, Inc. v. Sumter Free Press, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 6, 2001No. A00A2055PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Chief Judge.
On interlocutory grant, Sumter Regional Hospital, Inc. and Jerry Adams, its Chief Executive Officer, appeal the trial court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment against Sumter Free Press, contending that statements made by Adams to four Americus businesses could not, as a matter of law, constitute tortious interference with Sumter Free Press’ business relations. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the trial court.
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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