Legal Opinion

Whisby v. BRUNO'S FOOD STORES, INC.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 24, 1997No. A97A1643PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Presiding Judge.

In this slip and fall case, plaintiff Mattie Whisby appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment for defendant grocery store. Because plaintiff cannot show that defendant had superior knowledge of the hazard which caused her fall, we affirm.

Viewed in a light favorable to plaintiff as the non-movant, the record shows that plaintiff slipped in a puddle of liquid which contained red, yellow, and green food particles. She fell in the bread aisle of defendant’s store, where the floor was off-white. Plaintiff testified that she was not looking at the floor as she…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Minor v. Super Discount Markets, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  2. Drake v. Kroger Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  3. Moore v. Kroger Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  4. Moore v. Kroger Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Cleveland v. Snowdrop Properties, N. V.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  2. McCullough v. Kroger Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. McCullough v. Kroger Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Straughter v. J. H. Harvey Company, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Straughter v. J. H. Harvey Company, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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