Elvis Downes v. Oglethorpe University, Inc.

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• “[I]t is the body of water per se that presents an obvious risk of drowning, not its attendant conditions such as a strong unseen current or a deep unknown hole.” (citation and punctuation omitted)
• “[I]t is the body of water per se that presents an obvious risk of drowning, not its attendant conditions such as a strong unseen current or a deep unknown hole.” (quotation marks omitted)

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Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• DALY v. BERRYHILL
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2020-06-01· cited 12×
• Brian William Thompkins v. Enrique Gonzalez-Nunez
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2020-05-22
• Patrina Williams v. City of Tybee Island
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2022-02-24
• Smg Construction Services, LLC v. Cook
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2025-10-15
• Damiyon Giddens v. Metropower, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2022-11-01
• Angela Knight, as Parent and or Guardian of Khalan Knight, a Minor v. Senoia Raceway Management, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2023-11-01

Cites

14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Bourn v. Herring
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1969-01-09· cited 92×
• Vaughn v. Pleasent
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1996-07-01· cited 90×
• Johnson v. Omondi
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2013-11-14· cited 50×
• White v. Georgia Power Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2004-02-18· cited 36×
• Riley v. Brasunas
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1993-10-27· cited 32×
• City of Winder v. Girone
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1995-10-16· cited 31×
• Walker v. Daniels
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1991-05-31· cited 25×
• Alexander v. Harnick
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1977-07-13· cited 20×
• Assaf v. Cincinnati Insurance
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2014-06-05· cited 20×
• Holbrook v. Executive Conference Center, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1995-11-17· cited 13×
• Sayed v. Azizullah
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1999-06-23· cited 12×
• Findley v. Griffin
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2008-07-03· cited 9×
• GILREATH v. SMITH Et Al.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2017-02-17· cited 4×
• Rice v. OAKS INVESTORS II
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2008-06-26· cited 2×