Griffin v. Woodard

WALKER, Judge.

On 15 January 1994, eleven-year-old Christopher Griffin (Christopher) was visiting his uncle, the Reverend Anthony Ward (Ward). He spent the day playing with Ward’s nine-year-old daughter, Lauren Ward (Lauren) and Ward’s nine-year-old neighbor, Joshua Short (Joshua). At different times during the day, the children were playing in and around the remains of a burned farmhouse located on a tract of land owned by defendant Woodard and leased by defendant Beamon. Among the remains of the farmhouse stood the unsupported chimney which was not leveled after the farmhouse was burned.

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