Court Opinion

ID: 9626056
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 08:00:56.161623+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:57:15.258931
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McMurray, Presiding Judge,
concurring specially.
I fully concur in Case No. A97A0399, vacating the order for a mental examination by a non-physician. In Case No. A97A0398, I fully concur in Division 1, affirming the grant of partial summary judgment as to any . claim for punitive damages and also concur fully in Division 3 and the imposition of attorney fees as a discovery sanction. As to Division 2, Lau’s Corp. v. Haskins, 261 Ga. 491, 493 (405 SE2d 474) holds that Georgia law does not impose on an owner or occupier of land any duty to post signs warning of a generalized risk of crime. Consequently, the trial court correctly granted partial summary judgment as to this theory of liability as alleged in Count 2 of the complaint, “DEFENDANT’S DUTY TO WARN.” But Count 1 of the complaint, alleging a failure to exercise ordinary care to keep the premises safe, remains a viable theory of liability as to which summary judgment was denied by the trial court. With that understanding, I concur as to Division 2.