Savannah College of Art & Design, Inc. v. Roe

Benham, Justice.

Appellees were students living in appellant’s dormitory when they were sexually assaulted by an intruder in January 1987. Appellees filed suit, alleging breach of contract and negligent failure to provide adequate security. The trial court denied the college’s motion for summary judgment, and we granted certiorari from the Court of Appeals’ denial of the college’s application for interlocutory review.

1. Appellees maintain that a “housing policy agreement” between the college and each appellant constitutes a contract in which the college agreed to furnish a safe place to live,…