Legal Opinion
Candler General Hospital, Inc. v. Purvis
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 17, 1971No. 45825PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Evans, Judge.
William D. Purvis and his wife, Elizabeth H. Purvis, sued Candler General Hospital, Inc., for personal injuries to his wife and damages arising out of her personal injuries, seeking a judgment for $75,000. The damages and injuries allegedly resulted from certain acts of negligence of the defendant when the plaintiffs as invitees in said hospital started to leave, were forced to use an inside stairway, and Mrs. Purvis slipped and fell on the stairs when one of her shoes caught at the heel on a loose and worn metal strip, pulling off her shoe and causing her to fall down the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Flint River Cotton Mills v. ColleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers v. NewmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Herring v. R. L. Mathis Certified Dairy Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
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3Cited by39 opinions
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