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TEEMS v. BATES

No. A09A1243.

684 S.E.2d 662 (2009)

300 Ga. App. 70

TEEMS et al. v. BATES.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

September 11, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Houck, Ilardi & Regas, Stuart B. Houck, Atlanta, for appellants.

Harper, Waldon & Craig, John B. Craig, Atlanta, for appellee.

BERNES, Judge.

Janna Teems fell and was severely injured while riding on the top of a moving car driven by her teenage friend, Matthew Bates. Teems and her parents subsequently brought this negligence action against Bates for damages. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Bates. On appeal, Teems and her parents contend that the trial court erred in charging the jury on the assumption of the risk doctrine and on the duty imposed upon a guest passenger. They further...

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