Doe v. Briargate Apartments, Inc.

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Jane Doe was beaten, raped and robbed in her apartment by an intruder who had entered the apartment through a second-story window after prying part of a window pane away from the window and then removing a piece of glass from the window. She filed suit against the owner of her apartment complex, defendant Briargate Apartments, Inc., alleging that defendant was liable to her for failing to keep its premises reasonably safe by providing adequate security, see OCGA § 51-3-1, and for failing to adequately maintain her apartment and the premises of the complex in…