Legal Opinion

Norton v. Cobb County

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 19, 2007No. A06A2317PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

We granted the application for interlocutory appeal of Cobb County and its employee, Arthur Trellis Norton, to determine whether the trial court correctly denied Cobb County and Norton’s motion for summary judgment on the basis of the Recreational Property Act (RPA) 1 or, alternatively, on the basis of sovereign and official immunity. The trial court, although finding that official immunity shielded Norton from liability for injuries suffered by Daniel Cobb when he fell from a swing previously inspected by Norton and that sovereign immunity shielded Cobb County,…

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Matjoulis v. Integon General Ins. Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  2. Gilbert v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  3. Cameron v. LangSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  4. Crowder v. Department of State ParksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
  5. Stone Mountain Memorial Ass'n v. HerringtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  5. Anstadt v. Bd. of Regents of Univ. System Ga.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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