EMORY UNIVERSITY v. SMITH

No. A03A0101.

581 S.E.2d 405 (2003)

260 Ga. App. 900

EMORY UNIVERSITY v. SMITH.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

April 16, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennings, Sparwath & Satcher, Stephen H. Sparwath, Marietta, for appellant.

Burnette & Driggers, G. Samuel Burnette, Benjamin D. Driggers, Macon, for appellee.


RUFFIN, Presiding Judge.

Beatrice Smith sued Emory University d/b/a Crawford W. Long Hospital ("the hospital") for negligence, asserting that she was injured when she slipped and fell on the hospital's premises. The hospital subsequently moved for summary judgment. Although the trial court denied the motion, it certified its ruling for immediate review, and we granted the hospital's interlocutory appeal application. For reasons that follow, we reverse.

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