VAUGHN v. PLEASENT

No. S96G0338.

471 S.E.2d 866 (1996)

266 Ga. 862

VAUGHN et al. v. PLEASENT et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

July 1, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Altman, Atlanta, for Vaughn.

John C. Grabbe, Tittsworth & Grabbe, Atlanta, Charles A. Wiley, Jr., Fain, Major & Wiley, Atlanta, for Pleasent.


SEARS, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this personal injury case in order to consider whether the evidence presented at trial was sufficient to warrant a jury instruction regarding the assumption of the risk doctrine. Our review of the trial record reveals that there was no evidence introduced that the plaintiff had actual knowledge of the dangerous situation that resulted in his injury, and an appreciation of the risks associated with that dangerous situation....

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