Hill v. First Atlantic Bank

Ray, Judge.

This appeal arises out of the lower court’s grant of First Atlantic Bank’s (“First Atlantic”) motion for summary judgment against defendant Cecily Hill. On appeal, Hill claims that the trial court violated a legislative stay under OCGA § 9-10-150 by allowing a summary judgment hearing to continue while Hill’s attorney, Alex Atwood, who is a state representative from House District 179, was attending the 2012-2013 session of the General Assembly. Because we believe the trial court misconstrued OCGA § 9-10-150, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand the case for further…