Legal Opinion
Georgia Department of Transportation v. Thompson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 1, 2004No. A04A1002PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mikell, Judge.
We granted the Georgia Department of Transportation’s (“DOT”) application for interlocutory review of the trial court’s order denying its motion for summary judgment in this premises liability case to determine whether the Recreational Property Act (“RPA”), OCGA § 51-3-20 et seq., which limits landowners’ liability for injuries occurring on property used for recreational purposes, applies to rest areas maintained by the DOT. We conclude that it does and, therefore, we reverse the trial court’s judgment.
Summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue of material fact…
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