Porter Coatings v. STEIN STEEL & SUPPLY COMPANY

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• observing that OCGA § 9-11-6 (b) (then codified at Code Ann. § 81A-106 (b)) authorized a trial judge to extend filing times, notwithstanding the apparently “rigid” deadlines for summary judgment filings under OCGA § 9-11-56 (c) (then codified at Code Ann. § 81A-156 (c))
• failure to meet time requirement “does not preclude a finding of harmless error, waiver, estoppel, or acquiescence in the trial court’s consideration of supporting material not timely filed”
• failure to meet time requirement “does not preclude a finding of harmless error, waiver, estoppel, or acquiescence in the trial court’s consideration of supporting material not timely filed”
• requirement that summary judgment movant file supporting materials at least 30 days before hearing “does not preclude a finding of harmless error, waiver, estoppel, or acquiescence in the trial court’s consideration of supporting material not timely filed”
• in ruling on motion for summary judgment, trial court may consider supporting material on behalf of movant which was filed at least 30 days before the hearing, in order to allow the nonmovant “fair opportunity to contradict the supporting material relied upon by the movant”

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