Legal Opinion
Matt v. Days Inns of America, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 18, 1994No. A93A2393PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Presiding Judge.
Richard and Kellee Matt appeal the grant of summary judgment to Days Inns of America, Inc. The Matts sued Days Inns for damages sustained after Richard Matt was shot in a robbery attempt at the Atlanta Airport Days Inn. The Matts contended that Days Inns’ negligence was the proximate cause of Richard Matt’s injuries because it failed to provide adequate security and failed to take reasonable precautions to protect him from reasonably foreseeable criminal acts of third persons.
Subsequently, Days Inns moved for summary judgment contending that it was not liable as…
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