SHANNON v. WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS

60145.

156 Ga. App. 545 (1980)

275 S.E.2d 121

SHANNON et al. v. WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS, INC. et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided November 21, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. Savell, John Wilcox, for appellants.

Cleburne E. Gregory, Jr., Earnest H. DeLong, Jr., for appellees.


SMITH, Judge.

Appellant Craig Shannon, by next friend, brought an action for negligence. The trial court granted appellees' motion for summary judgment on the grounds that 1) the negligence claim cannot be sustained as a matter of law and 2) the First Amendment is an absolute defense to this action. We reverse.

On February 28, 1978, appellant, a child of age 11, was watching a television program entitled "The Mickey Mouse Club." The program, oriented to children...

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