Underwood v. Atlanta Winn-Dixie, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Presiding Judge.
The sole question for decision is whether the trial court erred in granting the defendant’s motion for a judgment non obstante veredicto.
The plaintiff’s petition alleged that the door had no signs to warn against entering it or that it was to be used as an exit only. The petition alleged that the plaintiff pushed the door, entered the store, and that it (the electrically operated door) slammed against her ankle causing her alleged injuries before she was completely inside and away from the entrance.
On the trial of the case the plaintiff testified that she pushed the…
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