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CITY OF DOUGLAS v. HUDSON

No. A11A1914.

726 S.E.2d 496 (2012)

315 Ga. App. 20

CITY OF DOUGLAS v. HUDSON.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

March 20, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Lee Readdick , Steven Gary Blackerby , Brunswick, for Appellant.

Kimberly Laverne Copeland , Jesup, Tyrone Nathaniel Haugabrook , for Appellee.

BLACKWELL, Judge.

After Steven Hudson sustained serious injuries in a criminal assault, he sued the City of Douglas, alleging that it owed a duty to protect him from his assailant but negligently failed to do so. The City moved for summary judgment, disputing that it owed any such duty, but the court below denied that motion. The City now appeals from the denial of summary judgment,1 and we reverse.

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