Julian v. City of Rome

Pope, Presiding Judge.

J. M. Julian fell off his bike while riding through a muddy section of the “Heritage Riverway,” a city-owned walkway in Rome maintained by the Floyd County Parks and Recreation Authority. The Riverway runs along the Oostanaula River from downtown Rome through Ridge Ferry Park behind the Floyd County Sara Hightower Regional Library and ends at a local museum. Julian’s accident occurred near the library.

Julian sued the city for negligence, and the city moved for summary judgment on two grounds: 1) that the city could not be held liable under Georgia’s Recreational Property…