Reed, N. Staten Bitting, Jr. Daniel, Jr. Rice, George R. Hall, for appellees. After attending a concert at the Augusta civic center, Reid was shot and severely injured outside the civic center building.
Claiming that his injuries were caused by a negligent failure to keep the civic center premises and approaches safe, he sued the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority Coliseum Authority , which owned and operated the civic center, and Sizemore Security International, Inc.
Sizemore , which was employed by the Coliseum Authority to provide services at the concert. Reid also sued the gunman, Arthur Z. Bennett, and the promoter of the concert, neither of whom are involved in this appeal.
Reid appeals from the trial court's orders granting summary judgment in favor of the Coliseum Authority and Sizemore. Construed in favor of Reid as the non-moving party, the record shows that he attended a concert at the civic center as an invitee of the Coliseum Authority. After arriving at the concert at about p. Bennett was angry because about a month earlier Reid informed the police that Bennett was involved in a series of local car thefts and burglaries.
The two men struggled briefly, and Bennett was heard to say to a companion, "Let me have the pouch. Reid broke away and left, and Bennett did not follow. Reid reported the incident to a uniformed Sizemore guard located inside the civic center, telling the guard that he had been in a fight, and he believed the other party might have a weapon. The Sizemore guard did not look for Bennett or otherwise investigate or report the incident.
