Legal Opinion
Williamson v. Food Lion, Inc.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided November 17, 1998No. COA97-1589PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*366LEWIS, Judge.
On 7 November 1996, plaintiff allegedly slipped on a grape and fell while on the premises of Food Lion grocery store number 187 in Winston-Salem (“defendant’s store”). She instituted this action on 18 November 1996, alleging that defendant Food Lion, Inc. was negligent in the maintenance of its premises. Both parties moved for summary judgment, and Judge Zimmerman granted defendant’s motion but denied plaintiff’s. From this decision, plaintiff appeals.
Plaintiff’s evidence tended to show that she entered defendant’s store at approximately 8:30 a.m. on the morning of 7 November.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Collingwood v. General Electric Real Estate Equities, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1989
- Roumillat v. Simplistic Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1992
- Raper v. McCRORY-McLELLAN CORPORATIONSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
- Wrenn v. Hillcrest Convalescent Home, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
- Long v. National Food Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Nelson v. Novant Health Triad Region, L.L.C.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2003
- Harris v. Tri-Arc Food Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2004
- Appel v. FOOD LION, LLCCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
- PEERLESS INS. v. GENELECT SERVICESCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
- WORSHAM-FAIR v. LOWE'S FOOD STORES, INC.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2004
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