Legal Opinion
Smith v. Toys" R" US, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 1, 1998No. A98A0562PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
After a slip and fall at a Toys “R” Us store two years earlier, Smith sued the store’s corporate owners in negligence for failing to keep the premises and approaches of the store in a safe condition. She challenges the grant of defendants’ motion for summary judgment. The evidence is viewed in favor of the non-movant.
On August 26, 1994, Smith drove to the store where she had shopped numerous times. Midway through the one and one-half hour trip from her workplace, a hard driving rain developed. Although the rain had abated to a sprinkle when Smith arrived at the store around…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Robinson v. Kroger Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Alterman Foods, Inc. v. LigonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Gibson v. Consolidated Credit Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Colbert v. Piggly Wiggly SouthernCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Mallory v. Piggly Wiggly Southern, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Walker v. Sears Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
- Edwards v. Ingles Market, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
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