Legal Opinion

LAIDLAW TRANSIT SERVICES, INC. v. Young

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 20, 2009No. A09A1525PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

Venus Young, as next friend of Romona Young, a disabled adult, filed suit against Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc. and Calvin D. Williams, claiming that Williams, who was employed by Laidlaw as a bus driver, assaulted Romona Young in a church parking lot after transporting her on the bus. The trial court granted Laidlaw’s motion for judgment on the pleadings on Young’s respondeat superior claim, and it later granted Laidlaw’s motion for summary judgment on Young’s claims for negligent hiring, training, supervision, and retention, finding “no genuine issues of material…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Mattox v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  2. Southeastern Stages, Inc. v. StringerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Grizzle v. NorsworthyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  4. Bricks v. Metro Ambulance Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. ORTEGA Et Al. v. COFFEY Et Al.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  2. Johnston v. CRESCENT BANK AND TRUST CO.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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