Legal Question in Personal Injury in Georgia

Re: How can I avoid liability if I purchase a trampoline?

Well, you can't. They, the social guests, can still sue you -- but you (the homeowner) should win. Cite as: 210 Ga.App. 865, 438 S.E.2d 113) Court of Appeals of Georgia. RILEY et al. v. BRASUNAS et al. No. A93A1506. Oct. 27, 1993. Reconsideration Denied Nov. 12, 1993. Certiorari Denied Jan. 28, 1994. Parent of child who was injured when he slipped from chin-bar which he had reached by jumping on trampoline brought action against owners of home in which the accident occurred and the owners' 15-year-old son. The Superior Court, Fulton County, Long, J., granted defendant's motion for summary judgment, and the mother appealed. The Court of Appeals, Cooper, J., held that: (1) mother and child were social guests and thus licensees, not invitees; (2) danger presented by game which children were playing was obvious; and (3) owners and son did not act willfully, wantonly, or recklessly. Affirmed. * ** If you want the full case and an additonal case, email me at [email protected] and I will email them to you. Hugh Wood