Legal Opinion
Pfeiffer v. Georgia Department of Transportation
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 26, 2002No. S01G1656PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Chief Justice.
We granted certiorari in this wrongful death case to examine whether the Court of Appeals of Georgia, in affirming the grant of summary judgment to the Georgia Department of Transportation, erred in failing to address contentions raised by Karen Pfeiffer *828because they were not raised in the trial court.1 Because the court of appeals’s decision is consistent with the purpose of summary judgment and long-standing appellate procedure, we affirm.
1. Karen Pfeiffer sued DOT for the death of her husband, Robert Pfeiffer, a construction worker working for the general…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Summer-Minter & Associates, Inc. v. GiordanoSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Crutcher v. Crawford Land Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1964
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3Cited by158 opinions
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