Speaker v. Cates Co.

OPINION

REID, Chief Justice.

This case presents appeals by all parties from summary judgments for all defendants in an action for the wrongful death of Felix Clanton, Jr., who was murdered by his ex-roommate at the McKellar Woods Apartments. The suit is against the Cates Company (“Cates”), the manager of McKellar Woods Apartments; Security-Chek Systems, Inc. (“Security-Chek”), which had contracted with Cates to provide certain services at the apartment complex; and Robert F. Fogel-man and Fogelman Investments Company (“Fogelman”), the owners of the complex. The trial court granted all the…