Case Name: HARRIS v. STUCKI
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1967-09-12
Citations: 116 Ga. App. 371
Docket Number: 43068
Parties: HARRIS v. STUCKI.
Judges: Felton, C. J., and Hall, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 116
Pages: 371–373

Head Matter:
43068.
HARRIS v. STUCKI.
Argued September 6, 1967
Decide» September 12, 1967—
Rehearing denied September 26, 1967
William G. McRae, for appellant.
Ross ■& Finch, Claude R. Ross, I. J. Parker son, for appellee.

Opinion:
Eberhardt, Judge.
A summary judgment should be granted only when there is no genuine issue as to any material fact for submission to a jury. Holland v. Sanfax Corp., 106 Ga. App. 1 (126 SE2d 442); Dillard v. Brannan, 217 Ga. 179 (121 SE2d 768); Code Ann. § 110-1203. In making the determination of whether there is a genuine issue as to a material fact the evidence is to be construed in favor of the opposing party. McCarty v. National Life &c. Ins. Co., 107 Ga. App. 178 (129 SE2d 408). Under Code Ann. § 68-1656 (a) it becomes very material whether plaintiff stepped backward across the dividing line into the eastbound lane of traffic. There is a conflict as to this in the evidence submitted, and hence a jury issue. Denial of plaintiff's motion was proper, but the grant of defendant's motion was error.
Judgment affirmed in fart; reversed in fart.
Felton, C. J., and Hall, J., concur.