SUPAN v. GRIFFIN

No. A99A0649.

519 S.E.2d 22 (1999)

238 Ga. App. 404

SUPAN v. GRIFFIN et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Certiorari Denied October 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tisinger, Tisinger, Vance & Greer, Glenn M. Jarrell, Carrollton, Kenneth B. Crawford, for appellant.

Patrick J. Araguel, Jr., Columbus, for appellees.


McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.

Joey D. Griffin and Karen Griffin, on behalf of their nine-year-old son, Bo Griffin, brought an action against Lavern Supan for injuries Bo Griffin sustained when he was attacked by Lavern Supan's "Rottweiler and Chow mix" dog. Supan moved for summary judgment under Georgia's so-called "first bite" rule on the basis that he had no prior knowledge of this dog's propensity to bite. The trial court denied this motion, and this Court granted...

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