Waldo v. Moore

527 S.E.2d 887 (2000)

241 Ga. App. 797

WALDO

v.

MOORE.

No. A99A2040.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

January 12, 2000.

David E. Tuszynski, Atlanta, for appellant.

Hull, Towill, Norman, Barrett & Salley, Floyd M. Taylor, Augusta, for appellee.

McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Alice Waldo, a social guest in the home of defendant Margaree Moore, brought this tort action to recover for the second degree burns she sustained from scalding hot water in the shower. The trial court directed verdict in favor of defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Held:

Because the jury is authorized to conclude that Moore's…