Metromedia Steakhouses Co., LP v. Ray
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
Reverend Frank Ray (plaintiff) brought this tort action seeking to recover for personal injuries received when he slipped and fell while an invitee of defendant Metromedia Steakhouses Company, L. P. (“Metromedia”). The evidence adduced at trial showed that plaintiff slipped and broke his leg while walking up a yellow, sloping wheelchair ramp leading to Metromedia’s Ponderosa Steakhouse in Macon, Georgia. At the time, it was raining and the ramp was wet. There is no railing to this short ramp, nor is there any warning sign *717indicating that the ramp can become slippery…
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