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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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