Legal Opinion
Pinckney v. Covington Athletic Club & Fitness Center
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 30, 2007No. A07A0982PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Presiding Judge.
In this slip and fall case, Connie and Terry Pinckney appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to The Covington Athletic Club and Fitness Center (“Covington Athletic”). Because there is no genuine issue of material fact as to the existence of a defect and as to whether any such defect could have caused Connie Pinckney to fall, we affirm.
Summary judgment is proper when no genuine issue of material fact exists and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. OCGA§ 9-11-56 (c). Ade novo standard of review applies to an appeal from a grant of…
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