Legal Opinion
Straughter v. J. H. Harvey Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 20, 1998No. A97A1873PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Judge.
In this grocery store slip and fall case, Louvenia Straughter appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant J. H. Harvey Company. Because there are genuine issues of material fact regarding defendant’s liability, we reverse.
This Court reviews de novo the grant of a motion for summary judgment to determine whether the trial court properly found that no material issues of fact existed and that the movant was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Moore v. Food Assoc., 210 Ga. App. 780, 781 (437 SE2d 832) (1993). “To prevail at summary judgment under OCGA §…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Robinson v. Kroger Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Alterman Foods, Inc. v. LigonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Moore v. FOOD ASSOCIATES, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Winn-Dixie of Greenville v. RameyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
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3Cited by51 opinions
- J. H. Harvey Co. v. ReddickCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Shepard v. Winn Dixie Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Ingles Markets, Inc. v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Hardee's Food Systems, Inc. v. GreenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Matthews v. the Varsity, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
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