Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Drake

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 1, 1967No. 42966PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Deen, Judge.

This is a slip and fall ease in which the defendant’s motion for summary judgment was denied. The plaintiff, who alleged that her feet slipped out from under her as she entered the defendant’s dress shop on a rainy day, contended that the defendant was negligent in maintaining a dangerous entranceway in that it was inclined downward, covered with glossy multicolored tile and insufficiently lighted, constituting a deceptive condition and trap; in failing to install material providing sufficient footing to permit safe passage; in failing to provide rails or banisters and failing to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Chotas v. J. P. Allen & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  2. Pilgreen v. HansonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
  3. Dykes v. HammockCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
  4. Southern Grocery Stores Inc. v. GreerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
  5. Stowe v. GALLANT-BELK COMPANYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Truckee-Carson Irrigation District v. WyattNevada Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Rhodes v. Levitz Furniture Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  3. Smith v. HardyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  4. Jordan v. Atlanta Replex Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Metzel v. Canada Dry CorporationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972

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