In a recent decision by the Court of Appeals of Georgia, American Multi-Cinema, Inc. (AMC) successfully appealed a trial court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment in a premises liability case filed by Marie Gillis. The case centered around an incident where Gillis fell at an AMC theater due to the absence of a handrail on certain stairs. Despite Gillis’s claims that AMC was negligent for not having handrails in compliance with building codes, the appellate court found that the lack of a handrail was an “open and obvious” condition. The court ruled that Gillis had equal knowledge of this hazard, thus entitling AMC to summary judgment and reversing the trial court’s decision.
Source: A24A0537_AMERICAN_MULTI_CINEMA_INC_v_MARIE_GILLIS_Opinion.pdf
