Legal Opinion
Augusta Country Club, Inc. v. Blake
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 25, 2006No. A06A1430PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Presiding Judge.
The Augusta Country Club, Inc., appeals a jury award in favor of Linda Blake for personal injuries suffered when she stepped on a magnolia seed pod and fell on the Club’s premises. The Club argues *651that the trial court should have directed a verdict in the Club’s favor and that the trial court erred in failing to give a requested jury charge. Holding that some evidence supported the verdict and that the requested charge was misleading, we affirm.
Construed in favor of the verdict, R. O. C. v. Estate of Bryant,1 tine evidence shows that in November 2000 on a beautiful…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Robinson v. Kroger Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Phelps v. Consolidated Equities Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Davis v. Bruno's Supermarkets, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
- Dumas v. Tripps of North Carolina, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Kroger Co. v. BrooksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Morton v. Horace Mann InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
- McCray v. FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
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