Legal Opinion
Mallory v. Piggly Wiggly Southern, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 24, 1991No. A91A0301PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant in this slip and fall case.
1. “[I]n order to state a cause of action in a case where the plaintiff alleges that due to an act of negligence by the defendant he slipped and fell on a foreign substance on the defendant’s floor, the plaintiff must show (1) that the defendant had actual or constructive knowledge of the foreign substance and (2) that the plaintiff was without knowledge of the substance. ...” Alterman Foods v. Ligon, 246 Ga. 620, 623 (272 SE2d 327) (1980). “Thus, in order for a defendant to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Prophecy Corp. v. Charles Rossignol, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Alterman Foods, Inc. v. LigonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Food Giant, Inc. v. CookeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. v. HardyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Gentile v. Miller, Stevenson & Steinichen, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1987
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Daniel v. JOHN Q. CARTER ENTERPRISES, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
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