Smith v. Ontario Sewing Machine Co.
Smith v. Ontario Sewing Machine Co.
Opinion of the Court
In Ontario Sewing Machine Co. v. Smith, 275 Ga. 683 (572 SE2d 533) (2002), the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of this Court’s opinion in Smith v. Ontario Sewing Machine Co., 249 Ga. App. 364 (548 SE2d 89) (2001), which reversed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to the manufacturers on the ground that the actions of the plaintiff’s employer were the sole proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injuries. However, in affirming the ultimate judgment of this Court, the Supreme Court found that this Court had decided issues concerning the duties of manufacturers that were unnecessary to a resolution of the issue of proximate cause, which was the sole issue on which the trial court granted summary judgment and, thus, was the decisive issue on appeal. The Supreme Court specifically disap
Judgment reversed and case remanded with direction.
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