Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Gregory v. Johnson

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 16, 1981No. 61183Published

1ConcurrenceDeen, Presiding Judge

“When a child wakes up in the morning in his father’s house, the duty of providing a safe playground for him during the day rests upon his parents.” Savannah F. & W. R. Co. v. Beavers, 113 Ga. 398, 404 (39 SE 82) (1901). “It would normally be the duty of a parent or other adult to see to it that a child would not be going into a place of obvious danger.” Wright v. Shoney’s of Savannah, 141 Ga. App. 362 (233 SE2d 474) (1977).

George R. Lane & Associates v. Thomasson, 156 Ga. App. 313, 315 (274 SE2d 708) (1980) held that the father “... was negligent as to the care and control of the child in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. BeaversSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  2. Laite v. BaxterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  3. Montega Corp. v. GroomsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  4. Glean v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
  5. George R. Lane & Associates, Inc. v. ThomassonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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