Anderson v. Atlanta Comm. for the Olympic Games Inc.

A jury question remained as to whether Centennial Olympic Park was operated as a commercial or recreational property at the time of the Olympic Park bombing.

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These appeals arise from the bombing in Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Olympic Games. The central issue presented by the appeals is whether the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, Inc., which leased the Park from the State during the Games, is entitled to summary judgment on the ground that it is insulated from liability by the Recreational Property Act.1 We hold that summary judgment is not appropriate because there are material issues of fact about whether the Park, as it existed at the time of the explosion, was a commercial, rather than a recreational, property. The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games ACOG organized and promoted the 1996 Olympic Games. As host of the Games, ACOG conceived of and created Centennial Olympic Park. The Park sits on 21 acres of land in downtown Atlanta and is owned by the State of Georgia through the Georgia World Congress Center Authority. From April 1996 to October 1996, the Authority leased the Park to ACOG as part of the Games.

The Park was the bustling hub of the 1996 summer Olympic Games. Each day, thousands of people visited the Park. There was no charge for admission to the Park, and visitors there could enjoy free sights and activities. The Park contained acres of grass known as the “Great Lawn Area,” pathways of commemorative engraved bricks, a plaza with the Olympic Rings Fountain, a 100-year-old transplanted Georgia tree, public artwork and other exhibits, a dance hall stage, a natural amphitheater, and various free concerts and entertainment.

Anderson v. Atlanta Comm. for the Olympic Games Inc.

A jury question remained as to whether Centennial Olympic Park was operated as a commercial or recreational property at the time of the Olympic Park bombing.

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