Legal Opinion
Gunter v. Patterson Bank
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 16, 2001No. A00A2163PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mikell, Judge.
Carolyn Gunter appeals the grant of summary judgment to the Patterson Bank in this premises liability action. We reverse.
To prevail at summary judgment under OCGA § 9-11-56, the moving party must demonstrate that there is no genuine issue of material fact and that the undisputed facts, viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, warrant judgment as a matter of law. Moreover, we are reminded by the Supreme Court that the routine issues of premises liability, i.e., the negligence of the defendant and the plaintiff, and the plaintiff’s lack of ordinary care for…
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