Sexton Bros. Tire Co. v. Southern Burglar Alarm Co. of Georgia, Inc.

Sognier, Judge.

Southern Burglar Alarm Co. of Georgia, Inc. (Southern) installed a burglar alarm system for Sexton Brothers Tire Co. (Sexton) in 1971. The system was tied into Southern’s office and the police department, and if the alarm went off one of Southern’s employees would go to Sexton’s building, meet an employee of Sexton’s who would unlock the building and inspect the alarm system to see if a burglary had occurred or if the system malfunctioned. In December 1974 or January 1975 Brooks, an employee of Southern, and Brocato, an employee of Sexton, entered into a plan to steal tires…