Legal Opinion
Cleghorn v. City of Albany
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 18, 1987No. 74706PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Chief Judge.
Marita Cleghorn sued the City of Albany for injuries allegedly sustained in the Albany Civic Center, when following an intermission at a concert she fell down an unlighted stairway. The trial court granted summary judgment to the City on the basis of governmental immunity under OCGA § 36-33-1. Cleghorn appeals. Held:
1. The disputed issue, at bottom, is the significance of the language in Cornelisen v. City of Atlanta, 146 Ga. 416, 419 (91 SE 415), in interpreting the meaning of “ministerial” acts not entitled to immunity under OCGA § 36-33-1, to the effect that “if the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Cornelisen v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
- Southern Railway Co. v. A. O. Smith Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Summer v. AllisonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Petty v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
- Mayor of Savannah v. CullensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1868
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3Cited by5 opinions
- City of Atlanta v. ChambersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Koehler v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Steinberg v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Stryker v. City of AtlantaDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1990
- Mayor of Savannah v. RadfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991