Legal Opinion
Ray v. Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 18, 2009No. A08A1975PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Presiding Judge.
After the tragic drownings of her eight-year-old son and a five-year-old foster son at Tallulah Gorge, L. Stephanie Ray brought this wrongful death action against the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (“the Department”) and Georgia Power Company. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of both defendants on the basis of the Recreational Property Act, OCGA § 51-3-20 et seq. (“the Act”). Because the trial court correctly found that the immunity provisions of the Act apply in these circumstances, we affirm.
Summary judgment is appropriate where no genuine…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- GEORGIA MARBLE COMPANY v. WarrenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Stanford v. Paul W. Heard & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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