Georgia Supreme Court justices posed a pragmatic question to lawyers arguing over a $35 million verdict for a teen brutally beaten outside Six Flags Over Georgia: How far can someone flee from a menace before the liability runs out for the business where the trouble started?
The answer, according Laurie Webb Daniel of Holland & Knight, representing Six Flags, is just the first few steps beyond the property. “Georgia law limits premises liability to premises and approaches,” she said in answer to the question from Justices Keith Blackwell and Britt Grant. “What we have here is a plaintiff asking the court to take the premises out of premises liability.”
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