Legal Opinion
Cavalier Convenience, Inc. v. Sarvis
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 9, 2010No. A10A0538, A10A0539PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.
The issue presented in these appeals is whether, under recently amended OCGA § 51-12-33, a trier of fact is required to apportion its award of damages among multiple liable defendants when the plaintiff bears no fault. The trial court concluded that the statute does not require apportionment in such a case. The trial court erred. We reverse.
In 2006, there was a collision of vehicles driven by Christopher Sarvis and 17-year-old Jeremi Bath. These appeals arose from a personal injury lawsuit that Sarvis filed against Bath, who allegedly was intoxicated at the time of the…
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