Albany Oil v. Sumter E. M. C

21 Citing cases

  1. Restor-It, Inc. v. Beck

    352 Ga. App. 613 (Ga. Ct. App. 2019)   Cited 3 times

    Accordingly, the trial court’s interpretation of the effects of a specialty contractor hiring licensed subcontractors was not crucial to the result reached, and we will affirm a grant of summary judgment if it is right for any reason, whether stated or unstated. See Albany Oil Mill v. Sumter Electric Membership Corp. , 212 Ga. App. 242, 243 (3), 441 S.E.2d 524 (1994) ("It is the grant itself that is to be reviewed for error, and not the analysis employed."); see also Luong v. Tran , 280 Ga. App. 15, 17 (2), 633 S.E.2d 797 (2006). We, therefore, find no reversible error.

  2. Harpagon Company v. Gelfond

    279 Ga. 59 (Ga. 2005)   Cited 5 times

    [Cit.]" Albany Oil Mill v. Sumter EMC, 212 Ga.App. 242, 243(3), 441 S.E.2d 524 (1994). Accordingly, if the tax deed is void for lack of a sufficient description, then the grant of summary judgment in favor of Appellees was correct regardless of any reason proffered by the trial court.

  3. Pfeiffer v. Dept. of Transportation

    275 Ga. 827 (Ga. 2002)   Cited 151 times
    Holding that a party could not seek to reverse a grant of summary judgment by raising a new argument for the first time on appeal

    [Cit.]" Albany Oil Mill v. Sumter EMC, 212 Ga. App. 242, 243(3) ( 441 S.E.2d 524) (1994). "[A] trial court does not sit as the trier of fact, but `review(s) the evidence and determine(s) whether a prima facie case has been proven by the movant.

  4. City of Gainesville v. Dodd

    275 Ga. 834 (Ga. 2002)   Cited 205 times
    Holding that "[u]nder the ‘right for any reason’ rule, an appellate court will affirm a judgment if it is correct for any reason, even if that reason is different than the reason upon which the trial court relied."

    [Cit.]" Albany Oil Mill v. Sumter EMC, 212 Ga. App. 242, 243(3) ( 441 S.E.2d 524) (1994). "An appellate court in reviewing a lower court decision will look to the basic question, which is whether or not the judgment is valid as a matter of law; the reasons contained in the judgments are not controlling. [Cit.

  5. WW3 Ventures, LLC v. The Bank of N.Y. Mellon as Successor Tr. Under Novastar Mortg. Funding Tr. Series 2006-2

    894 S.E.2d 680 (Ga. Ct. App. 2023)

    Accordingly, for the foregoing reasons, we affirm the trial court’s judgment awarding title to WW3 subject to BNY Mellon’s security deed.See generally Albany Oil Mill v. Sumter Elec. Membership Corp., 212 Ga. App. 242, 243 (3), 441 S.E.2d 524 (1994) ("A grant of summary judgment must be affirmed if right for any reason, whether stated or unstated. It is the grant itself that is to be reviewed for error, and not the analysis employed."); Stephen A. Wheat Trust v. Sparks, 325 Ga. App. 673, 679 (4), n. 8, 754 S.E.2d 640 (2014) ("We will affirm the grant of summary judgment if it is right for any reason.").

  6. Adams v. Tricord

    682 S.E.2d 588 (Ga. Ct. App. 2009)   Cited 1 times

    [Cit.]" Albany Oil Mill v. Sumter Elec. Membership Corp., 212 Ga. App. 242, 243 (3) ( 441 SE2d 524) (1994). 3. The defendants' contention that the trial court erred in denying their motion to disqualify plaintiffs' counsel is moot in light of the foregoing.

  7. Insurance Co. of Pennsylvania v. APAC-Southeast, Inc.

    297 Ga. App. 553 (Ga. Ct. App. 2009)   Cited 24 times
    Construing nearly identical additional insured endorsement in favor of coverage, in context of unique requirements of underlying contract

    (Citations omitted.) Albany Oil Mill v. Sumter Elec. Membership Corp., 212 Ga. App. 242, 243 (3) ( 441 SE2d 524) (1994). Mindful of these principles, we turn to the record here.

  8. Perry v. State

    297 Ga. App. 9 (Ga. Ct. App. 2008)   Cited 8 times

    Pretermitting whether, as alleged by the Perrys, the trial court erred in describing their negligence claim as unsupported by the facts, the grant of summary judgment to State Farm must be affirmed if right for any reason. See Albany Oil Mill v. Sumter Elec. Membership Corp., 212 Ga. App. 242, 243 (3) ( 441 SE2d 524) (1994). RUFFIN, Presiding Judge.[fn1] [fn1] The original opinion issued in these cases was authored by then-Presiding Judge John H. Ruffin, Jr., who retired from this Court on December 31, 2008. His successor, Judge Sara L. Doyle, authorized the substitution.

  9. Levenson v. Word

    294 Ga. App. 104 (Ga. Ct. App. 2008)   Cited 30 times
    Explaining that claim of conversion of money cannot be sustained without a showing that the money converted comprises a specific and identifiable fund

    " (Citations omitted.) Albany Oil Mill v. Sumter Elec. Membership Corp., 212 Ga. App. 242, 243 (3) ( 441 SE2d 524) (1994). So viewed, the record reveals the following relevant facts.

  10. Triple Net Prop. v. Burruss Devel

    293 Ga. App. 323 (Ga. Ct. App. 2008)   Cited 10 times
    Holding that a trial court may cancel a notice of lis pendens following a grant of summary judgment to defendant

    (Citations omitted.) Albany Oil Mill v. Sumter Elec. Membership Corp., 212 Ga. App. 242, 243 (3) ( 441 SE2d 524) (1994). (b) Triple Net also contends that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment to the defendants on its fraud and declaratory judgment claims.