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Oakhurst Presbyterian Church v. Hendrix

Court of Appeals of Georgia
May 21, 2009
298 Ga. App. 226 (Ga. Ct. App. 2009)

Summary

holding that the trial court's denial of summary judgment presented nothing for this Court's review when a jury awarded a judgment against the movant as to the claim at issue

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Opinion

No. A09A0464.

DECIDED MAY 21, 2009. RECONSIDERATION DENIED JUNE 5, 2009.

Slip and fall. DeKalb State Court. Before Judge Wong.

B. Thassanee Gutter-Parker, for appellant.

Peter D. Copeland, for appellee.


Louise Hendrix sued Oakhurst Presbyterian Church, Inc. after she fell on a staircase at the church and was injured. Oakhurst filed a motion for summary judgment which the court denied before the start of trial. At trial, Oakhurst moved for a directed verdict, which the trial court also denied. The jury awarded a judgment of $17,000 for Hendrix, and Oakhurst appeals.

1. In its sole enumerated error, Oakhurst argues that the trial court erred in denying its motion for summary judgment because Hendrix failed to meet her burden of showing that the church had actual knowledge of the defect in the stairs, and that she also lacked knowledge of the defect, despite the use of ordinary care.

However, "after verdict and judgment, it is too late to review a judgment denying a summary judgment for that judgment becomes moot when the court reviews the evidence upon the trial of the case. [Cits.]" Phillips v. Abel, 141 Ga. App. 291 (1) ( 233 SE2d 384) (1977); Mullinax v. Singleton, 139 Ga. App. 704, 705 (1) ( 229 SE2d 518) (1976). Accordingly, because the denial of Oakhurst's summary judgment motion presents nothing for our review, this enumeration is meritless. See Valesco v. Chambless, 295 Ga. App. 376, 378 (2) ( 671 SE2d 870) (2008).

2. Hendrix's motion to dismiss is denied.

Judgment affirmed. Miller, C. J., and Andrews, P. J., concur.


DECIDED MAY 21, 2009 RECONSIDERATION DENIED JUNE 5, 2009.


Summaries of

Oakhurst Presbyterian Church v. Hendrix

Court of Appeals of Georgia
May 21, 2009
298 Ga. App. 226 (Ga. Ct. App. 2009)

holding that the trial court's denial of summary judgment presented nothing for this Court's review when a jury awarded a judgment against the movant as to the claim at issue

Summary of this case from Yash Sols., LLC v. N.Y. Glob. Consultants Corp.
Case details for

Oakhurst Presbyterian Church v. Hendrix

Case Details

Full title:OAKHURST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, INC. v. HENDRIX

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: May 21, 2009

Citations

298 Ga. App. 226 (Ga. Ct. App. 2009)
679 S.E.2d 742

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