Whatley v. National Services Industry, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Joann Whatley tripped on a wrinkled mat located at an unlit entrance to Max Fuller’s Amoco Food Store. National Services Industry, Inc. (“NSI”) provided the mat to Fuller. Whatley sued Fuller and NSI for negligence, and the court granted summary judgment to both. We reverse in part and affirm in part.
Construed in favor of Whatley, the evidence shows that Fuller contracted with NSI for NSI to provide commercial mats to Fuller’s store, which NSI replaced with freshly laundered mats each week. The 3' x 5' mat for the store entrance was placed lengthwise on the raised sidewalk…
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