· 2/8/1999
City of Tybee Island v. Godinho
Citations
- 511 S.E.2d 517
- 270 Ga. 567
- 99 Fulton County D. Rep. 544
- 1999 Ga. LEXIS 114
How courts have described this case
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- holding RPA shielded city from liability from sidewalk running between parking lot and beach, which also provided access to city businesses
- “The RPA, with certain exceptions, shields property owners from tort liability for property that they permit the public to use without charge for ‘recreational purposes’ ” (emphasis supplied)
- plaintiff’s admission that she used sidewalk for recreational purpose considered, but not determinative factor in concluding that RPA shielded city from liability because public allowed onto city sidewalk for recreational purpose
- “The RPA, with certain exceptions, shields property owners from tort liability for property that they permit the public to use without charge for ‘recreational purposes’” (emphasis supplied)
- activity was using sidewalk that \provid[ed] access to and viewing of a scenic site\
- activity was using sidewalk that “provid[ed] access to and viewing of a scenic site”
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Judges: Sears
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