Legal Opinion
Haskins v. Piggly Wiggly Southern, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 14, 1998No. A97A2204PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Harold R. Banke.
Doreatha Haskins sued Piggly Wiggly Southern, Inc. d/b/a Piggly Wiggly Food Store and Bruno’s Inc. (“Piggly Wiggly”) to recover for personal injuries allegedly sustained in an incident occurring in a Piggly Wiggly store. Enumerating two errors, Haskins appeals the summary judgment awarded to Piggly Wiggly.
The evidence, when viewed in a light most favorable to Haskins, the non-movant, showed that nearly immediately after entering a Piggly Wiggly store, as Haskins was proceeding between two registers, she suddenly slipped on a small puddle of water and twisted her right…
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