Legal Opinion

Moody v. Southland Investment Corp.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 5, 1972No. 47031PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eberhardt, Presiding Judge.

"Purposeful footsteps, impact, the harsh, shattering crash of jagged spears of glass falling and disintegrating on the floor, and disabling and disfiguring injuries or death—this sequence of events is acted out, according to safety experts, in 40,000 American homes annually.” Wolf stone, "Glass Door Accidents,” 14 AmJur Trials 101, 105. "Glass door accident cases are of two types: (1) those in which the door is defective, as where the glass shatters upon touch, because of unusual stresses imposed on it by its frame, [see Shannon v. Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co., 96 Ga.…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Cox v. DeJarnetteCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
  2. Stuckey's Carriage Inn v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  3. Tvedt v. WheelerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
  4. Vegodsky v. City of TucsonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1965
  5. Pocholec v. GIUSTINAOregon Supreme Court · 1960

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. PPG Industries, Inc. v. GensonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  2. Hutcherson v. Progressive Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
  3. Sutton v. Winn Dixie Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Wittenberg v. 450 Capitol AssociatesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  5. Smith v. GodfreyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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