Georgia High Court Rules Six Flags to Pay $35M to Man Beaten Near Park

June 7, 2017

The Georgia Supreme Court says a man who was severely beaten while leaving Six Flags Over Georgia a decade ago can collect $35 million in legal damages from the amusement park and his attackers.

The ruling by Georgia’s high court Monday reverses an appeals court’s decision to throw out the damage award and order a new trial in the lawsuit by Joshua Martin. Case evidence showed Martin was attacked by a mob while waiting for a bus to leave the theme park in July 2007. His lawyers say Martin suffered permanent brain damage.

Six Flags said it wasn’t liable because the beating didn’t happen on its property. The Supreme Court unanimously rejected that argument, but ordered a new hearing on what portion of the damages Six Flags must pay.

Topics Legislation Georgia

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  • June 9, 2017 at 8:28 am
    Rosenblatt says:
    If true, that explains the judgement pretty well, Jeff. Thanks for the additional information.
  • June 8, 2017 at 1:50 pm
    mrbob says:
    Six Flag Rocks. How is a business responsible for the bad actions of a third party. To use that logic the government should be responsible if I am mugged on the street. Just b... read more
  • June 7, 2017 at 8:37 pm
    Doug Fisher says:
    This makes more sense. Employees + driven out of the park, but actually let them stay in the park grounds, and their ire eventually turned on an unfortunate passerby.

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