Phillip Aldredge v. Timothy B. Smith

Ellington, Presiding Judge.

Marquita and Erica Byrd, Sade Wilson, Anthony Arnold, Timothy Smith, and Cawandle Williams filed suit against Phillip Aldredge in the State Court of Fulton County, seeking compensation for injuries they suffered as the result of a deck collapse on Aldredge’s rental property. Following a hearing, the trial court denied Aldredge’s motions for summary judgment. We granted Aldredge’s applications for interlocutory appeal, and, for the reasons explained below, we reverse.

Summary judgment is proper “if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions…