Crawford v. Freeman

Beasley, Judge.

Appellant-plaintiffs Riordan and Crawford leased apartment C-5 in the Sandy Springs Villa Apartments, which is owned and managed by appellee-defendant Freeman. Approximately six weeks after plaintiffs moved into their apartment, its contents were destroyed by a fire which was caused by the heating unit’s overheating as a result of a short in the internal wiring and a subsequent ignition of surrounding combustible materials. Alleging that Freeman had prior knowledge that the heating unit was in need of replacement and that he was grossly negligent in not replacing it, plaintiffs…