Lee v. Myers

Beasley, Judge.

We granted defendant Lee interlocutory appeal from the denial of his motion for summary judgment. The suit was brought by Myers for personal injuries she sustained when she fell on a set of metal steps at the Columbus Farmers’ Market, then managed by Lee, an employee of the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

The evidence construed most favorably for plaintiff Myers, Blount v. Seckinger Realty Co., 167 Ga. App. 778, 779 (1) (307 SE2d 683) (1983), showed the following. One Saturday evening, Myers was visiting the home of her friend Mrs. Watford. Mrs. Watford’s husband was an owner…