Daniels v. Department of Transportation

Ruffin, Judge.

Clemmie Daniels sued the Georgia Department of Transportation (“DOT”) for injuries he sustained in an automobile collision at a state highway intersection. Daniels alleged that the DOT’s negligent design of the intersection and its failure to upgrade the intersection to eliminate safety hazards caused the collision. The trial court granted the DOT’s motion for summary judgment, and Daniels appeals that order. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

“The applicable summary judgment standard is that of Lau’s Corp. v. Haskins, 261 Ga. 491 (405 SE2d 474). A movant/defendant must…