Legal Opinion
Villareal v. TGM Eagle's Pointe, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 23, 2001No. A00A2060PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
On May 9, 1997, an electrical fire at the Eagle’s Pointe apartment complex destroyed eight apartments. The tenants who lost their belongings in the fire sued TGM Eagle’s Pointe, Inc. (TGM), the property management company, alleging that TGM knew about the electrical problem that caused the fire, yet negligently failed to repair it. TGM moved for summary judgment, and the trial court granted its motion. The tenants appeal, and, for reasons that follow, we affirm.
A trial court properly grants a motion for summary judgment when there are no genuine issues of material fact and the…
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