Premises Liability and Apportionment Following <i>Martin v. Six Flags Over Georgia II, L.P.</i>

McNeeley, Madeline E. & Manton, Jed D.

Journal: Mercer Law Review

Volume: 69

Year: 2017

Bluebook Citation: 69 MERCER L. REV. (2017)

Author: Madeline E. Mcneeley: all 8 publications


Abstract

A nineteen-year-old boy's innocent trip to an amusement park ended in a brutal beating and permanent brain damage. The boy's efforts to hold accountable those responsible for the tragedy ultimately resulted in much-needed clarification of Georgia's law regarding negligent security and apportionment of fault. It is now clear that a landlord can be held responsible for damages caused by criminal activity even when the damages occur beyond the four corners of the landlord's property. Likewise, Martin elucidates that errors in a jury's apportionment verdict can be retried without disturbing the verdict as to liability and damages.

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