# C o u rt o f

A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

G eo rg ia

ATLANTA,_

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Th e Co u rt

o f Ap p ea l s h er eb y p a s s es t h e f

o ll owi n g o r der :

A2 2 I 0 1 51

. CI TY OF W OODSTOCK, GA v

. BRANDON HUNT, et a l

.

Th e s u rv i v o rs an d ad m i ni s t rat o rs o f t h e es t at es o f t h ree d eced en ts

, Ri l ey Hu n t

, Kai t l i n Hu n t

, an d Kat h l een Dem i n g (t he “ Pl ai nt i ffs ”), 1 s u ed t h e Ci t y o f W o o d s t o ck

, Geo rg i a (t h e “ Ci t y ”), as s ert in g cl ai m s o f n eg l i g en ce, n eg l i g en ce per s e, an d n u i s an ce.

Th e Pl ai nt i ffs an d th e Ci t y fi led co m p et i n g m o t i o n s fo r s u m

m ary ju dg m en t

. In a

s i ng l e ord er, t h e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e Ci t y ’ s m o ti o n fo r s u m m ary ju d g m en t b ut

g ran t ed p art i al s u m

m ary ju d g m en t t o t h e Pl ai n ti ffs o n t h e i s s u e o f wh et h er t h e Ci t y

o wed t h e d eced en t s a d u t y of care. Th e Ci t y fi l ed th i s t i m el y ap p li cat i o n fo r

i n t erl o cu t o ry rev i ew, s eek i n g i n t erl o cu t o ry rev i ew o f t h e d en i al o f i t s m ot i o n fo r

s u m m ary ju d g m en t an d t h e g ran t o f p art i al s u m m ary ju d gm en t t o t h e Pl ai n t i ffs

. Un d er OCGA § 9

- 1 1 -5 6 (h ), t h e g ran t o f p art i al s u m m ary ju d g m en t o n an y

i s s u e o r as to an y p art y is rev i ewab l e b y d i rect ap p eal

. Ol ymp i c Dev. Gr o u

p v.

Amer i ca n D r u g

g i s t s ’ In s

. C o

. , 1 7 5 Ga. Ap p

. 4 2 5

, 4 2 5 (1 ) (3 3 3 SE2 d 6 2 2 ) (1 9 8 5 ).

Th u s, t h e o rd er th at t h e Ci t y seek s t o ap peal is d i rect l y ap p eal ab l e an d n o t s u b ject to

t h e i nt erl o cu t o ry ap p eal req u i rem en t s

. M o reo v er, al l ru l i n g s w i th i n t h at ord er an d an y

o t h er n o n -fi n al ru l i n g s en t ered i n t he cas e m ay al s o b e rai s ed as p art o f s u ch a d i rect

ap p eal

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (d ); S o u t h ea st Cer a mi cs v. Kl em , 2 4 6 Ga. 2 9 4, 2 9 5 (1 )
(2 7 1 SE2 d 1 9 9 ) (1 9 8 0 ). “ Th i s Co u rt wi l l g ran t a t im el y ap p l i cat io n fo r i n t erl o cu t o ry

1 Fo rm al l y , t he Pl ai n ti ffs are n am ed as Bran d o n Hu n t

, As Su rv iv i n g Fat h er

o f Ri l ey Hu n t , Deceas ed , an d Ad m i n i s t rat o r o f t he Es t at e o f Ri l ey Hu n t , Bran d o n Hu n t , As Su rv i v i n g Hu s b an d o f Kai t l i n Hu n t, Deceas ed , an d Ad m i n i s trat o r o f t h e Es t at e o f Kai t l in Hu n t

, an d M i ch ael Dem i n g , As Su rv i v i n g Hu s b an d o f Kat h l een Dem i n g , Deceas ed , an d Ad m i n i s trat o r o f t h e Es t at e o f Kat hl een Dem i n g

. March 31, 2022rev i ew i f t h e o rd er co m p l ai n ed o f i s s u bject t o d i rect ap p eal an d th e ap p li can t s h av e

n o t o t h erwi s e fi l ed a n o ti ce o f ap p eal .” S pi vey v. Hemb r ee , 2 6 8 Ga. Ap p

. 48 5

, 4 8 6 n.

1 (6 0 2 SE2 d 2 4 6) (2 00 4 ).

Acco rd i ng l y , t h is a pp l i cat i o n fo r i n t erl o cu t o ry ap p eal i s h ereb y GRANTED.

Th e Ci t y s h al l h av e t en d ay s fro m t he d at e o f t h i s o rd er t o fi le a n o t i ce of ap p eal in

t h e t ri al co u rt if i t h as n o t al read y d o n e s o

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ). Th e cl erk o f t h e

t ri al co u rt i s DIRECTED t o i n cl u d e a co p y of t h i s o rd er i n t h e reco rd t ran s m i t t ed to

t h e Co u rt o f Ap p eal s

.

C o u r t o f A p p e a l s o f t h e S t a t e o

f G e o r g ia

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, A t la n t a
,

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r t i f y t h a t t h e a b o v e i s a t r u e e x t r a c t f r o m

t h e m i n u t e s o

f t h e C o u r t o

f A p p e a l s o f G e o r g i a

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f s a i d c o u r t
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, C l e r k

. 03/31/2022