Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Crownover
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 9, 1989No. 45744PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Justice.
We granted a writ of certiorari in Thompson v. Crownover, 186 Ga. App. 633 (368 SE2d 170) (1988), and we reverse.
The appellant, Mrs. Thompson, was seriously burned when flames from what was left of a deteriorating gas heater ignited her clothing. She filed an action against the appellees, James L. Crown-over and Crownover Electrical and Mechanical, Inc., the owners of the house in which the incident occurred.
The trial court granted the appellees’ motion for summary judgment after finding that the defective condition of the heater was patent and that the appellant had equal or…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Wakefield v. AR Winter Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Country Club Apartments, Inc. v. ScottSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Thompson v. CrownoverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
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