STOLTE v. HAMMACK

No. A11A1221.

716 S.E.2d 796 (2011)

311 Ga. App. 710

STOLTE v. HAMMACK.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

September 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis & Desautel, Stephen Bruce Davis , Andrew Craig Desautel , Atlanta, for appellant.

Downey & Cleveland, Jonathan Colby Jones , for appellee.


ANDREWS, Judge.

Edward Stolte sued Andrew Hammack for injuries received when a dog attacked him inside a townhouse owned by Hammack. Stolte sought recovery under the vicious animal statute (OCGA § 51-2-7) and the premises liability statute (OCGA § 51-3-1). The trial court granted summary judgment to Hammack as to both theories, concluding that Hammack did not have superior knowledge of the dog's viciousness. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

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