Auto Doors, Inc. v. Zivoluba

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

This appeal arises out of the trial court’s conclusion that the decedent’s parents did not have standing to bring a wrongful death action, based on their status as nonresident aliens. Because this conclusion is incorrect under Gonzalez v. Dept. of Transp., 279 Ga. 230 (610 SE2d 527) (2005) and Kolev v. Home Depot USA, 275 Ga. App. 53 (619 SE2d 754) (2005), we reverse.

Gocho Kolev was killed when an automatic door he was cleaning at a Home Depot malfunctioned. Kolev, supra. Two separate lawsuits ensued. Kolev’s parents filed a wrongful death action against Home Depot and…