The Georgia court of Appeals has tossed out a half-dozen suits related to the collapse of a deck at a Forest Park rental house during a party, ruling that the plaintiffs did not show that the landlord should have known about a rotted board that gave way.
Court filings said the deck was about seven feet above the ground when it gave way during a barbecue in March 2011. According to a news report, at least four people were hospitalized among the eight to 10 who were on the deck when it collapsed.
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