Legal Opinion
Butts v. Academy of Beauty, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 12, 1968No. 43190PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Judge.
1. The fact that a defect or hazard is patent will not of itself necessarily bar a plaintiff invitee, injured as the result of falling in the defendant’s establishment, from recovery. Lane Drug Stores, Inc. v. Brooks, 70 Ga. App. 878 (29 SE2d 716). This is particularly true where the plaintiff has no knowledge that the hazard exists, and is prevented from seeing it by some act of the defendant which distracts her attention. Mason v. Frankel, 49 Ga. App. 145 (174 SE 546); Glover v. City Council of Augusta, 83 Ga. App. 314 (63 SE2d 422); Miller v. Bart, 90 Ga. App. 755 (84 SE2d 127).
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Wynne v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Northside Manor, Inc. v. VannSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- Chotas v. J. P. Allen & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Fuller v. Louis Steyerman & Sons Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
- Glover v. City Council of AugustaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Wright v. PIGGLY WIGGLY SOUTHERN, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Lumbus v. D. L. Claborn Buick-Opel, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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