Lowe's of Georgia, Inc. v. Webb

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Invitee Injury — Grant of Discovery. Herman Webb visited a retail store owned and operated by Lowe’s. Webb purchased a washing machine from the display floor. He was present with his son at the store and desired to take the heavy machine home with him on the day of purchase. He had a pick-up truck waiting at the loading dock of the store. The evidence shows that an employee of Lowe’s as a customer service operated a fork lift to carry heavy items such as a washing machine across the loading dock and to load it on the delivery vehicle. An employee named Brown was…