Legal Opinion

Morris v. Byrd

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 18, 2016No. A16A1070Published

1Opinion of the Court

Boggs, Judge.

Sheila Morris appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Lois Byrd on Byrd’s claim for an express easement over Morris’s property Morris asserts that the trial court erred because the express easement at issue is too indefinite to be enforced. We agree and therefore reverse.

Summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue of material fact, and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. OCGA § 9-11-56 (c). We review a grant or denial of summary judgment de novo and construe the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmovant.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Home Builders Ass'n of Savannah, Inc. v. Chatham CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  2. Champion v. NeasonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
  3. Houston v. FloryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  4. Pirkle v. TurnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  5. Smith v. TolarCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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