Mann v. Coast Catamaran Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• manufacturer of sailboat not negligent or strictly liable for creating mast capable of conducting electricity
• \the nature and height of the [sailboat] mast were readily observable\ and the \presence of the aluminum mast and danger resulting from its contact with high voltage power lines were obvious\
• “the nature and height of the Lsailboat] mast were readily observable” and the “presence of the aluminum mast and danger resulting from its contact with high voltage power lines were obvious”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

27 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Banks v. ICI Americas, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1994-12-05· cited 184×
• Rubin v. Cello Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1998-11-12· cited 117×
• Weatherby v. Honda Motor Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1990-03-16· cited 49×
• Moore v. ECI MANAGEMENT
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-11-01· cited 35×
• prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 13,616 Travis Lee Lamb, by His Guardian Ad Litem, Stephen E. Shepard v. Sears, Roebuck & Company
  Eleventh Circuit· 1993-09-15· cited 31×
• Bodymasters Sports Industries, Inc. v. Wimberley
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1998-04-13· cited 25×
• Ogletree v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1989-11-28· cited 22×
• Honda Motor Co., Ltd. v. Kimbrel
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1988-11-07· cited 19×
• Hunter v. Nissan Motor Co. of Japan
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-12-05· cited 19×
• Daniels v. Bucyrus-Erie Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1999-04-29· cited 18×
• English v. Crenshaw Supply Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1989-11-01· cited 17×
• Branton v. Draper Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1988-02-12· cited 12×
• Mann v. HART COUNTY ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1986-09-04· cited 10×
• ICI Americas, Inc. v. Banks
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1993-12-03· cited 10×
• Brown v. Apollo Industries, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1991-03-07· cited 8×
• Sheckells v. AGV-USA Corp.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1993-04-08· cited 8×
• Ogletree v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-06-19· cited 7×
• Pacific Power & Light Co. v. Diehl
  D. Idaho· 1985-06-06· cited 6×
• Smith v. Garden Way, Inc.
  N.D. Georgia· 1993-03-26· cited 5×
• Floyd v. Bic Corp.
  N.D. Georgia· 1992-01-10· cited 5×

Cites

2 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Center Chemical Co. v. Parzini
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1975-09-02· cited 141×
• Coast Catamaran Corp. v. Mann
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1984-07-10· cited 41×