Legal Opinion
Barrs v. Acree
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 25, 2010No. A10A0230PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
691 S.E.2d 575 (2010)
BARRS
v.
ACREE, et al.
No. A10A0230.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
February 25, 2010.
Martin Snow, Thomas P. Allen III, Macon, for appellant.
Cowart & Perry, Markie E. Perry II, Daniel L. Studstill, Valdosta, for appellees.
MIKELL, Judge.
Earl Barrs brought this negligence action against Russell Acree and Acree's brother-in-law, Wesley Hall,[1] for property damage stemming from an incident on August 8, 2002, when a fire set on land adjacent to Barrs's burned out of control. Barrs alleged that Acree was liable for Hall's negligent acts under the principle of respondeat superior,…
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