Riggs v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
This is an appeal by the plaintiffs in a trip and fall case in which the trial court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment.
At approximately 8:00 p.m., appellants-plaintiffs, Johnnie and Gary Riggs, who are husband and wife, were shopping at appelleedefendant’s grocery store walking down an aisle looking for cranberry sauce. The store was well lit. Mr. Riggs was pushing a grocery cart, and Mrs. Riggs was walking behind him. Mr. Riggs saw a box containing canned goods sitting on the floor in the center of the aisle. The case was at least twelve inches wide, eighteen…
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