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THORPE v. STERLING EQUIPMENT CO., INC.

No. A12A0743.

729 S.E.2d 52 (2012)

315 Ga. App. 909

THORPE et al. v. STERLING EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

May 17, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam Bryant Land , Athens, Janna Marie Blasingame , for Appellant.

Brantley Cole Rowlen , Atlanta, for Appellee.

McFADDEN, Judge.

This appeal is from a grant of summary judgment to the defendants in an action arising out of the death of the driver of a logging truck. Leon Maxwell was killed when his truck stopped, and the cut timber he was hauling lurched forward, crushing the cab. The plaintiffs argue that Sterling Equipment Co., Inc., which leased the truck to Maxwell's employer, owed Maxwell a duty to inspect the truck to ensure that it was safe before delivering it and that...

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