Legal Opinion

Hindmon v. Virgil's Food Mart, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 13, 2001No. A01A0883PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

Jewel Hindmon sued Virgil’s Food Mart, Inc. (“Virgil’s”) alleging that Virgil’s negligence proximately caused her to slip and fall on its premises. Finding that the undisputed evidence showed that Hindmon had actual knowledge of the condition that caused her to slip and fall, the trial court granted Virgil’s motion for summary judgment. Hindmon appeals the trial court’s order, and for reasons that follow, we affirm.

On appeal, we review the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Virgil’s de novo and construe the evidence and all reasonable inferences therefrom in the light…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Prophecy Corp. v. Charles Rossignol, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  2. Gray v. OliverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Gresham v. Bell's Food Market, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Ponder v. BrooksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  2. Petzelt v. TewesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  3. RIGHT STUFF FOOD STORES, INC. v. GilchristCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  4. West v. Village Ford-Mercury, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. City of Albany v. Dougherty County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019

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