Legal Opinion

La Quinta Inns, Inc. v. Leech

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 29, 2008No. A07A2432, A07A2433PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ellington, Judge.

On May 21,2004, John Leech jumped or fell to his death from the window of a seventh-floor room at a La Quinta Inn. Carol Leech, Mr. Leech’s surviving spouse and the representative of his estate, brought this wrongful death action against La Quinta Inns, Inc., LQ Management, LLC, La Quinta Corporation (collectively “La Quinta”), and Linda Cotton.* 1 The trial court denied in part the motion for summary judgment filed by La Quinta and Cotton, and we granted their application for interlocutory appeal. Mrs. Leech filed a cross-appeal from the trial court’s ruling that the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Benton v. BentonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  2. Thomas v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
  3. Norman v. Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  4. Emory University v. ShadburnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
  5. Robinson v. Western International Hotels Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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