Legal Opinion
Wentworth v. Eckerd Corp.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 16, 2001No. A00A1825PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Presiding Judge.
Sheryl Wentworth appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Eckerd Corporation d/b/a Eckerd Drugs in her slip and fall suit.
In order to prevail, Wentworth must prove that: (1) the store had actual or constructive knowledge of the hazard; and (2) she lacked knowledge of the hazard despite exercising ordinary care. Robinson v. Kroger Co., 268 Ga. 735, 736 (1) (493 SE2d 403) (1997). A defendant may be granted summary judgment in such a case when it meets its burden of showing that the record demonstrates an absence of evidence to support at least one…
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