Deloach v. Food Lion, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Judge.
Johnnie Mae Deloach sued Food Lion for injuries she sustained when she slipped and fell on a grape in Food Lion’s produce department. Food Lion moved for summary judgment, and the trial court granted the motion. On appeal, Deloach contends that Food Lion had constructive knowledge of the hazard, and that she could not have avoided the hazard in the exercise of ordinary care. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
The record before us on appeal is slim. Deloach did not respond to the motion for summary judgment, did not file any affidavits in support of her position, and…
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