Legal Opinion
Lucas v. Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 26, 2016No. A16A0772PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dillard, Judge.
In this civil action, Claude Lucas sued Beckman Coulter, Inc. (“BCI”) and its employee, Jeremy Wilson, alleging that the defendants are liable for injuries he suffered when Wilson accidentally shot *74him with a handgun while on a service call for BCI at Lucas’s place of employment. Following discovery, BCI moved for summary judgment, which the trial court granted. On appeal, Lucas contends that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment, arguing that BCI is not immune in this instance from firearm-related tort liability under OCGA § 16-11-135 and that genuine issues of…
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