ZALDIVAR v. PRICKETT Et Al.

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

This appeal addresses the question whether, pursuant to OCGA § 51-12-33 (c) of Georgia’s apportionment statute, a defendant may ask a jury to determine that a nonparty plaintiff’s employer shares a percentage of the fault for the plaintiff’s injuries because the employer negligently entrusted the plaintiff with one of its vehicles. Granting partial summary judgment to the plaintiff, the trial court answered this question in the negative. Because under the facts of this case the actions of the plaintiff’s employer did not “contribute” to the plaintiff’s alleged injury…