Legal Opinion
Delta Airlines, Inc. v. Townsend
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 16, 2005No. S05G0251PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Justice.
Jack Townsend was injured when his vehicle was struck head-on by a car operated by William Serio. At the time of the collision, Serio was driving home from the Atlanta airport, where he had arrived on a Delta Airlines (Delta) flight from Milwaukee. Alleging that Serio became intoxicated by the consumption of wine served to him while on that flight, Townsend filed a tort action against him and Delta in the Superior Court of Fulton County. The claim against Delta was based upon the Georgia Dram Shop Act (GDSA), OCGA § 51-1-40, and common law negligence.
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- Keaton v. Kroger Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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