Legal Opinion
Kolev v. Home Depot USA, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 10, 2005No. A05A1040PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.
Rusin Kolev and Bogdanka Koleva, parents of Gocho Kolev, who was killed when an automatic power door he was cleaning at the Lawrenceville Home Depot malfunctioned, appeal from the trial court’s dismissal of their wrongful death suit based on their lack of standing as nonresident aliens.1 Auto Doors, Inc. had a contract with Home Depot USA, Inc. to repair and maintain the door.
The trial court, on the motion of Auto Doors, Inc. which was joined by Home Depot, granted the dismissal, based on AT&T Corp. v. Sigala, 274 Ga. 137 (549 SE2d 373) (2001). In that case the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Johnson v. EisentragerSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Barge-Wagener Construction Co. v. MoralesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- At & T CORP. v. SigalaSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Gonzalez v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
3Cited by1 opinion
- Auto Doors, Inc. v. ZivolubaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006