Legal Opinion
Dixie Group Inc. v. Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 26, 2010No. A09A1932, A09A2064PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
Daniel Stevens was fatally injured while performing maintenance on a machine at his place of employment, Shaw Industries Group, Inc. His widow, Vickie Stevens (Stevens), individually and as administrator of his estate, filed wrongful death actions against two defendants: (i) Perpetual Machine Company, the manufacturer of the machine; and (ii) The Dixie Group, Inc., a former owner of the machine before it was sold to Shaw. Dixie Group then filed a third-party complaint against Shaw.
Thereafter, four motions for summary judgment were filed. Perpetual and Dixie Group moved for…
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