Legal Opinion
Stone v. Winn Dixie Stores, Inc
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 27, 1994No. A93A1918PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Presiding Judge.
Stone and his wife filed this negligence action as a result of personal injuries sustained by him when he tripped and fell while shopping at Winn Dixie.
Stone testified that when he and his wife arrived, she went into the grocery store and he went into a garden center in a tent on the parking lot. After walking around the tent looking for vegetable plants, he asked a cashier for directions and she pointed towards some tomato plants. After surveying them, he again approached the cashier and they conversed for several minutes. When he turned to leave, he tripped and fell…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Chotas v. J. P. Allen & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. ChandlerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Riggs v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Big Apple Super Market of Rome, Inc. v. BriggsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Georgia Farmers' Market Authority v. DabbsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- Vermont American Corp. v. DayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- McCrary v. Bruno's, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Grovner v. Winn Dixie Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Piggly Wiggly Southern, Inc. v. WeathersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Brown v. American Multi-Cinema, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.