Legal Opinion

Vaillant v. City of Atlanta

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 6, 2004No. A04A0600PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUFFIN, Presiding Judge.

Michelle Vaillant sued several defendants, including the City of Atlanta d/b/a Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport (“the City”), alleging that she was injured when an airport employee pushed her as she boarded a train at the airport’s “T”-terminal. The City moved for summary judgment based on Vaillant’s failure to comply with the ante litem notice requirements in OCGA§ 36-33-5 (b). The trial court granted the City’s motion. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

Summary judgment is appropriate when the moving party demonstrates that no genuine issues of material fact…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gillingwater v. City of ValdostaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  2. Canberg v. City of ToccoaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Nicholas v. VanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Clark v. City of SmyrnaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Columbus, Georgia v. PrestonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Davis v. City of ForsythCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Rabun v. McCoyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. Simmons v. MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF SAVANNAHCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. Colvin v. City of ThomasvilleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. City of Moultrie v. PriceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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