Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Bragg
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 9, 1968No. 43243PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Judge.
1. “Where the owner or occupier of premises fails to exercise ordinary care in keeping reasonably safe such premises for the use of those who go upon them as invitees, and where such an invitee is injured by a patent defect in such premises of which the injured party has no actual knowledge, it can not be held as a matter of law that such injured party was lacking in ordinary care in failing to observe the defect in time to avoid the injury.” Wynne v. Southern Bell Tel. Co., 159 Ga. 623 (4) (126 SE 388). See also, as to defects in floors and walkways which have been held to state…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Wynne v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Chotas v. J. P. Allen & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Glover v. City Council of AugustaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Holman v. American Automobile Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Cochrell v. Langley Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Mathis-Akins Concrete Block Co. v. TuckerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Mathis-Akins Concrete Block Co. v. TuckerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972