Legal Opinion

Townsend v. Delta Airlines, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 10, 2005No. A04A1729PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

Jack Townsend sued James Serio and Delta Airlines, Inc. for injuries he sustained when Serio drove his vehicle across the center-line of a road and collided head on with a vehicle being driven by Townsend in the opposite direction. Townsend alleges that, at the time of the collision, Serio was intoxicated as a result of Delta Airlines serving him an excessive quantity of alcoholic beverages on the return leg of a round-trip Atlanta/Milwaukee flight. Townsend has asserted a claim against Delta under the Georgia dram shop statute. Concluding that the Georgia dram shop statute has…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Hodges v. Delta Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  2. Coe & Payne Co. v. Wood-Mosaic Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  3. Convergys Corp. v. KeenerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  4. Blamey Ex Rel. Blamey v. BrownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
  5. Kappa Sigma International Fraternity v. TootleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Delta Airlines, Inc. v. TownsendSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  2. Delta Airlines, Inc. v. TownsendSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  3. Townsend v. Delta Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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