Legal Opinion
Allen v. Zion Baptist Church
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 11, 2014No. A14A0079PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Branch, Judge.
On the afternoon of October 24, 2010, after a homecoming festival at Zion Baptist Church of Braselton (“Zion”), Joshua Humphrey sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy he had met while volunteering with the church’s youth group. After the boy’s parents, the Allens, sued Zion and Humphrey, Zion moved for summary judgment, which the trial court granted. On appeal from this ruling, the Allens argue that genuine issues of material fact remain as to their claims that Zion negligently hired, retained, and supervised Humphrey1 and that Zion’s spoliation of evidence also precludes a grant…
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