Legal Opinion
Hodges v. Putzel Electric Contractors, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 24, 2003No. A02A1649PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Barnes, Judge.
James Hodges appeals the grant of summary judgment to Putzel Electric Contractors, Inc. on his claim for personal injuries sustained while he operated a “man-lift” 1 provided by Putzel Electric Contractors. He asserts the trial court erred by granting summary judgment because genuine issues of material fact exist regarding whether Putzel Electric’s negligence caused his injuries. Thus, according to Hodges, Putzel Electric failed to pierce the allegations of his amended and recast complaint, and the trial court also erred by not considering affidavits about an alleged earlier,…
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