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Sunkeeya Doby Et Al.v.Lillian Bivins

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia
Docket No.A17A0554
DecidedJune 14, 2017
Reporter293 Ga. 138
JudgesCourt of Appeals of Georgia
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CivilTort LawNegligenceCivil ProcedureSummary JudgmentAppellate ProcedureReversalRemand
Case Summary

Sunkeeya Doby sued Lillian Bivins after an unidentified man drove a vehicle involved in a collision with Doby and her two children. Doby mistakenly sued Lillian, whose daughter Treneika was identified in the police report as the vehicle’s registered owner. Lillian moved for summary judgment, and Doby moved to add Treneika as a party. The trial court granted summary judgment to Lillian and treated the motion to add Treneika as moot. The Georgia Court of Appeals agreed that the evidence did not support liability against Lillian, but held that the motion to add Treneika remained pending and was not made moot by summary judgment. The court therefore affirmed summary judgment for Lillian, reversed the ruling that the joinder motion was moot, and remanded with direction for the trial court to consider whether Treneika should be added.

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