The Georgia Court of Appeals has affirmed a DeKalb County judge’s dismissal of a premises liability suit brought by a man stabbed repeatedly during a dustup with his ex-girlfriend.

The plaintiff was stabbed by the woman’s male companion, and the courts held that the plaintiff’s actions in engaging in the predawn argument left him more at fault for his injuries than the apartment complex’s owner and management company.

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