Strauss v. City of Lilburn

MCMILLIAN, Judge.

Carole M. Strauss appeals the summary judgment granted to the City of Lilburn in this “trip and fall” action, asserting that genuine issues of material fact exist with respect to her knowledge of the specific hazard causing her fall. For the reasons set forth below, we agree and reverse the trial court’s grant of summary judgment.

Summary judgment is appropriate when no genuine issues of material fact remain and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. We review the grant of summary judgment de novo, construing the evidence and all reasonable inferences in…