Legal Opinion
Couch v. Red Roof Inns, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 9, 2012No. S12Q0625PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Melton, Justice.
In this premises liability action,1 the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has certified the following two questions to. this Court:(1) In a premises liability case in which the jury determines a defendant property owner negligently failed to prevent a foreseeable criminal attack, is the jury allowed to consider the “fault” of the criminal assailant and apportion its award of damages among the property owner and the criminal assailant, pursuant to OCGA § 51-12-33?(2) In a premises liability case in which the jury determines a defendant property…
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