Legal Opinion
La Petite Academy, Inc. v. Turner
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 29, 2000No. A00A1695PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
Two-year-old Tahri Turner was in day care at La Petite Academy, Inc. when he fell and broke his leg. His parents, Frederick and Elisa Turner, sued the Academy, its director, Suzanne Reed, and Tahri’s teacher, Isis Roque. The Turners alleged that the defendants acted negligently, and sought both compensatory and punitive damages. The Academy and Reed moved for summary judgment, but the trial court denied the motion. For reasons that follow, we reverse.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the Turners, 1 the record shows that, in November 1995, Roque went to work for the Academy.…
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