Legal Opinion
Sparks v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 4, 1996No. A96A0903PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
Tim Sparks sued the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (“MARTA”) and Millar Elevator Service Company (“Millar”) for injuries he allegedly sustained at a MARTA station when the escalator he was riding malfunctioned. According to Sparks, he was gripping the escalator handrail when it slipped backwards, causing him to fall and sustain injuries. Sparks appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to MARTA and Millar. For reasons which follow, we affirm.
Summary judgment is appropriate when the court, viewing all the evidence and drawing all reasonable inferences in a…
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