Bossard v. Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, Inc.

Phipps, Judge.

Kenneth Bossard received an electrical shock while installing gutters on an apartment building. He sued the building’s owner and manager, as well as the general contractor overseeing the work, for personal injuries. The trial court granted summary judgment to the defendants on the grounds that Bossard’s own negligence was the sole proximate cause of his injuries and that his knowledge of any hazardous condition was at least equal to that of the defendants. Because these are questions for the trier of fact, we reverse the grant of summary judgment to the building’s owner and…