Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 12, 2003No. A03A0428, A03A0429PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

These appeals arise from the bombing in Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Olympic Games. The central issue presented by the appeals is whether the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, Inc., which leased the Park from the State during the Games, is entitled to summary judgment on the ground that it is insulated from liability by the Recreational Property Act. We hold that summary judgment is not appropriate because there are material issues of fact about whether the Park, as it existed at the time of the explosion, was a commercial, rather than a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Anderson v. Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  3. City of Douglasville v. QueenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Silingo v. Village of MukwonagoCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1990
  5. Artzner v. a & a EXTERMINATORS, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. DaimlerChrysler Motors Co., LLC v. ClementeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  2. American Casual Dining, L.P. v. Moe's Southwest Grill, L.L.C.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2006
  3. Atlanta Committee for Olympic Games, Inc. v. HawthorneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  4. Bithoney v. Fulton-DeKalb Hospital AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. Swicegood v. Pliva, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2008

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