Legal Opinion

Southern Grocery Stores Inc. v. Kelley

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 16, 1937No. 26271PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Broyles, 0. J.

Mrs. M. E. Kelley brought suit against Southern Grocery Stores Inc. (operating under the name of “Rogers”), *38alleging that as an invitee she went into a store of the defendant corporation to buy groceries; that a place on the floor of the store was “buckled up so that the edges of said boards stood up about inches higher than the general surface of the floor;” that this place had on it a “slick and oily substance” which “covered a circular area about 20 inches in diameter;” that there “was a deep dark shadow on the floor . . caused by poor lights, counters, and displays;” and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Southern Railway Co. v. TankersleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  2. Henderson v. FoxSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
  3. Thompson v. Growers Finance Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
  4. Youmans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. McDaniel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
  2. Rackard v. MerrittCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  3. McDaniel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946

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