Legal Opinion
Mann v. Coast Catamaran Corp.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 8, 1985No. 41531PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Weltner, Justice.
Timothy Mann was injured and his brother killed when the mast of their sailboat, a Hobie Cat 16, came into contact with an uninsulated, electrical power line traversing Lake Hartwell. Mann sued Coast Catamaran, the manufacturer of the boat, under theories of negligence and strict liability, claiming, among other things, that the design of the Hobie Cat is defective because it is not grounded or insulated against electrical contact.
The Hobie Cat 16 is a sixteen foot catamaran with twin fiberglass hulls and a twenty-six foot aluminum mast. A label is attached to the mast…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Center Chemical Co. v. ParziniSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Coast Catamaran Corp. v. MannCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
3Cited by38 opinions
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