Legal Opinion

MATTA-TRONCOSO Et Al. v. TYNER.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 4, 2017No. A17A0734PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Dillard, Chief Judge.

*63 After Maria Matta-Troncoso sustained severe injuries in an attack by two dogs, she and her husband ("plaintiffs") filed a lawsuit against Michael and Lakeisha Thornton, the dogs' owners, and Gregory Tyner, the Thorntons' landlord, alleging that her injuries were a result of the Thorntons failing to prevent their dogs from escaping their fenced back yard and Tyner's failure to keep a latch on the fence's gate in good repair. Tyner moved for summary judgment, which the trial court granted. On appeal, the plaintiffs contend that the trial court erred in holding that summary…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Deal v. ColemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  2. Cowart v. WidenerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  3. Zwiren v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  4. Benefield v. TominichCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. Holcomb v. LongCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Tyner v. Matta-TroncosoSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  2. DAVIS v. MORRISON Et Al.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
  3. Maria Matta-Troncoso v. Gregory B. TynerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  4. Myers v. Ogden.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  5. TYNER v. MATTA-TRONSCOSOSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019

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