Legal Opinion
Stiltjes v. Ridco Exterminating Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 8, 1989No. A89A1257PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Judge.
Pamela Stiltjes brought an action against Ridco Exterminating Company and others seeking damages for the wrongful death of her husband. All defendants other than Ridco were eliminated from the action before trial. The action against Ridco was tried by a jury, resulting in a verdict for Ridco, and Stiltjes appeals.
Construing it to support the verdict, the evidence adduced at trial showed that appellant’s husband, Michael Stiltjes, an asthmatic for most of his life, died at age 31 as a result of respiratory failure. His death occurred several hours after appellee’s agent, Billy…
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