Legal Opinion
Cheek v. NATIONAL AUTO SALES, INC.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 19, 2001No. A01A2363PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Presiding Judge.
Natalie Cheek appeals from the trial court’s grant of National Auto Sales, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment on her complaint for damages after she fell trying to step under a chain in back of National’s car lot. Because Cheek failed to show that she exercised reasonable care for her own safety, we affirm.
Summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. OCGA § 9-11-56 (c). To obtain summary judgment, a defendant need not produce any evidence, but must only point to an absence of…
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