Legal Opinion

Martin v. Six Flags Over Georgia II, L.P.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 5, 2017No. S16G0743, S16G0750PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRANT, Justice.

Joshua Martin sustained life-changing injuries in a brutal attack at a bus stop outside the Six Flags Over Georgia amusement park in *324July 2007. A jury determined that Six Flags1 was liable for those injuries, along with the four named individual defendants who perpetrated the attack; as set out by the jury on its verdict form, the trial court apportioned the jury’s $35 million verdict2 between the parties, assigning 92% against Six Flags and 2% each against the four assailants. On cross-appeals by Six Flags and Martin, a majority of the twelve-member Court of Appeals found no…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Reynolds v. CB Sports Bar, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  3. Sturbridge Partners, Ltd. v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  4. HealthONE v. Rodriguez ex rel. RodriguezSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
  5. Zaldivar v. PrickettSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015

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3Cited by44 opinions

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