Legal Opinion

Mixon v. Georgia Central Railway, L.P.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 18, 2004No. A03A2052PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

Michael Mixon sustained severe injuries during the unloading of a truck at Global Commodities, Inc., his place of employment. Mixon appeals the grant of summary judgment to Georgia Central Railway* L.P. in his premises liability action. Because we find no error, we affirm.

At summary judgment, when the record reflects an absence of evidence sufficient to create a genuine issue as to any essential element of a plaintiff s claim, that claim tumbles like a house of cards, rendering all other disputes of fact immaterial.1 This is such a case. When viewed in the light most favorable…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Towles v. CoxCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  2. Stelts v. EppersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. Universal Underwriters Insurance v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. Ballard v. Southern Regional Medical Center, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  5. Community Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Foster Developers, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Ferguson v. PREMIER HOMES, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Wilcher v. Redding Swainsboro Ford Lincoln Mercury, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  3. Hays v. Page Perry, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2014
  4. Rudolph Norris v. Redding Swainsboro Ford Lincoln Mercury, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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