Colonial Stores, Inc. v. Turner

Hall, Judge.

Is there a genuine issue on the material fact as to whether the alleged dangerous condition had existed for a sufficient length of time so that knowledge of it would be imputed to the defendant? “The length of time which must exist to show that the defendant had an opportunity to discover the defect will vary with the circumstances of each case (nature of the business, size of the store, the number of customers, the nature of the dangerous condition, and its location). 65 CJS 547, 548, § 51.” Sharpton v. Great A. & P. Tea Co., 112 Ga. App. 283, 285 (145 SE2d 101).

The motion for…