Legal Opinion
Lipham v. Federated Department Stores, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 28, 1994No. S93G1122PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunt, Presiding Justice.
We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals to determine the appropriate standard of care to be applied in cases involving injuries caused by the negligence of a landowner’s employee while on the employer’s premises. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Federated Department Stores, Inc., d/b/a Rich’s (Rich’s) on the grounds that Lipham was a licensee at the time of the injury and that the Rich’s employee did not wilfully or wantonly injure Lipham. We reverse.
On the morning of September 27, 1988, Minnie Lipham drove to a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Williams v. KennedySupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Scheer v. CliattCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Daniel v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Swanson v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
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- Martin v. Dunwoody-Shallowford Partners, L. P.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
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