Legal Opinion
James v. Sirmans
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 17, 2009No. A09A1280PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.
Barbara Ann James was injured when she fell on the concrete in front of a beauty shop in Pearson. James sued Cheryl Davis, who operated the beauty shop, and Roy Sirmans, who owned the building in which the beauty shop was located. The trial court granted summary judgment to Davis and Sirmans, and James appeals. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
Summary judgment is proper where the movant shows that no genuine issue of material fact exists and that he or she is entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law. A defendant carries this burden by demonstrating the…
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