Legal Opinion
Cook v. Food Lion, Inc.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided August 11, 1997No. 2620PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEARN, Judge:
In this negligence action, Margie M. Cook appeals the order of the trial judge granting a directed verdict in favor of Food Lion. We reverse and remand.
Facts
On February 9, 1991, Cook tripped and fell on a floor mat near the exit of Food Lion as she was leaving the store. Thereafter, Cook brought a negligence action against Food Lion alleging the floor mat was “improperly placed” and was not “flush with the floor.”
After hearing arguments of counsel, the trial judge granted Food Lion’s motion to exclude any evidence regarding the tendency or proclivity of Food Lion’s floor mats to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Anderson v. Racetrac Petroleum, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1988
- Henderson v. St. Francis Community HospitalSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
- Moore v. LevitreSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1988
- Gillespie v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1990
- Denton v. Winn-Dixie Greenville, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1993
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Shain v. Leiserv, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1997
- Wintersteen v. Food Lion, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999
- Bessinger v. Bi-Lo, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1998
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