BUNCH v. MAYTAG CORP.

A93A1422, A93A1874, A93A1875.

211 Ga. App. 546 (1993)

439 S.E.2d 676

BUNCH v. MAYTAG CORPORATION. BUNCH v. BAUMANN. BUNCH v. MATHIESON DRIVE APARTMENTS, INC.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied December 20, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gambrell & Stolz, Irwin W. Stolz, Jr., Gary A. Barnes, Seaton D. Purdom, for Bunch.

Alston & Bird, Russell W. Thorpe, Cynthia Counts, for Maytag Corporation.

Drew, Eckl & Farnham, Elizabeth Helm, Hall F. McKinley III, R. Harold McCard, Jr., for Baumann.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, David R. Hughes, Stephen L. Cotter, Dennis A. Brown, for Mathieson Drive Apartments.


JOHNSON, Judge.

This negligence and wrongful death action was filed by Sandra Bunch, the mother and administratrix of the estate of Starlyn Elizabeth Pettis. Pettis, a 31-year-old dance instructor, died of smoke inhalation, as a result of a fire in her apartment. It is undisputed that the fatal fire originated in the vicinity of the gas oven in the kitchen. This action was filed against Maytag Corporation, manufacturer of the oven; Mathieson Drive Apartments, Inc...

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