Sipple v. Newman

Ellington, Judge.

Adam Newman filed this premises liability action against Elise Furse, who is now deceased, in the State Court of Chatham County. The trial court denied the motion for summary judgment filed by the executors of Furse’s estate, David and Julian Sipple. The Sipples appeal, 1 contending, inter alia, that there is no evidence that Furse had superior knowledge of the condition that caused Newman’s injuries. For the reasons explained below, we reverse.

In order to prevail on a motion for summary judgment under

OCGA § 9-11-56,

the moving party must show that there exists no genuine…