Double View Ventures, LLC v. Polite

Because the trial court did not err in denying the defendants’ motion for new trial in this premises liability suit, I must respectfully dissent from Divisions 1 and 3 of the majority opinion, although I concur fully in Division 2. The owner and property manager of the apartment complex where Polite was attacked contend that the trial court should have allowed the jury to consider apportioning damages against a contiguous property owner, asserting that OCGA § 51-12-33 only requires them to give timely notice of the nonparty they wish to add to the verdict form. But the defendants failed to…