Legal Opinion
Freeman v. Oak Grove Animal Clinic, P.C.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 2, 1994No. A94A1873PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Presiding Judge.
Mildred Freeman appeals the grant of summary judgment to defendants Oak Grove Animal Clinic and Melvin Gordon, D.V.M., in this slip and fall case. Freeman contends there are issues of fact as to defendants’ superior knowledge of a defect on the premises which caused her injuries, and that she was excused from any contributory negligence in failing to see the defect due to a “distraction,” under Stenhouse v. Winn Dixie Stores, 147 Ga. App. 473 (249 SE2d 276). Held:
The trial court correctly granted summary judgment to the defendants. According to Freeman’s own…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Prophecy Corp. v. Charles Rossignol, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Alterman Foods, Inc. v. LigonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Gentile v. Miller, Stevenson & Steinichen, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Stenhouse v. Winn Dixie Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Bloch v. Herman's Sporting Goods, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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