Legal Opinion

Daniel v. American Optical Corp.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 28, 1983No. 39457PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGregory, Justice

This case comes before us upon questions certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit pursuant to Rule 36 of the Supreme Court of Georgia. See OCGA § 15-2-9; Code Ann. § 24-4536. The following statement of the case was submitted to us by the circuit court.

Statement of the case

“On January 4,1978, while operating a lathe, plaintiff suffered an eye injury when a piece (or pieces) of hot metal flew over his safety glasses into his left eye. The defendant is the manufacturer of the safety glasses that the plaintiff was wearing at the time of the accident. On May 22,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ford Motor Co. v. CarterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Taylor v. MurraySupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Wansor v. George Hantscho Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  4. Dalrymple v. Brunswick Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
  5. Gibson v. KelleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953

3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Gantes v. Kason Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1996
  2. Heyde v. Xtraman, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. Denton v. Browns Mill Development Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  4. Lewis v. Atlanta Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  5. Alltrade, Inc. v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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