Legal Opinion
West American Insurance v. Merritt
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 23, 1995No. A94A2646PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
Richard Detore lost sight in one of his eyes after being struck by a BB fired by Michael Merritt. The record shows that Michael and Richard, both of whom are teenagers, are friends and that they and other friends had walked home from school together on the day in question. Michael proceeded to his house and got his tennis racquet and returned to a nearby tennis court. Richard went to his house and got several BB rifles he owned. Michael was serving a tennis ball when he was struck in the buttocks with a BB fired by Richard. Michael ran after Richard with the intention of…
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- State Farm Fire & Casualty Company v. MorganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Roe v. State Farm Fire & Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Southern Guaranty Insurance v. SaxonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Reliance Insurance v. Walker CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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