Legal Opinion
Walker v. Tensor MacHinery, Ltd.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 16, 2015No. S15Q1222PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackwell, Justice.
Just a few months ago, we held in Zaldivar v. Prickett, 297 Ga. 589 (774 SE2d 688) (2015), that OCGA § 51-12-33 (c) — which directs the trier of fact in certain cases to “consider the fault of all persons or entities who contributed to the alleged injury or damages” — refers to the “fault” of “all persons or entities who have breached a legal duty in tort that is owed with respect to the plaintiff, the breach of which is a proximate cause of the injury sustained by the plaintiff . . . , regardless of whether such tortfeasor would have actual liability in tort to the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Zaldivar v. PrickettSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
- Sullivan v. Scoular Grain Co. of UtahUtah Supreme Court · 1993
- Williams v. White Mountain Construction Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- Carroll v. WhitneyTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- Doss v. Food Lion, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1996
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Alston & Bird LLP v. Hatcher Management Holdings, LLCCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
- I. A. Group, Ltd. Co. v. Rmnandco, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
- Machin v. Carus Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2017
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