BARTON v. CITY OF ROME

No. A04A2349.

610 S.E.2d 566 (2005)

271 Ga. App. 858

BARTON et al. v. CITY OF ROME.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration denied March 3, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Parker & Lundy, Charles E. Morris, Jr., Cedartown, for Appellant.

Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis, J. Anderson Davis, Kristy L. Cordle, Smith, Shaw & Maddox, Thomas H. Manning, Rome, Robert T. Monroe, Cedar, for Appellee.


MIKELL, Judge.

Paul David Barton and his wife, Melanie Barton, appeal the summary judgment granted to the City of Rome ("the City") in this slip and fall action. We reverse for the reasons set forth below.

Summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. OCGA § 9-11-56(c). A de novo standard of review applies to an appeal from a grant of summary judgment, and we view...

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