Legal Opinion

Skinner v. Piggly Wiggly of Lagrange, Inc.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided February 19, 1980No. 798SC494Published

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Judge.

The sole issue in this case is whether there was sufficient evidence from which a jury could infer actionable negligence on the part of either of the defendants. We hold that the record in this case would not support a finding of actionable negligence.

The record is devoid of any facts that show specific acts of negligence on the part of defendants, that defendants had actual or implied knowledge of an existing defect or dangerous situation, that the defendant failed to routinely inspect the soft drink display, that the “same or similar” type of injury had occurred with similar…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Watkins v. Taylor Furnishing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1944
  2. Jackson v. NEILL McKAY GIN COMPANYSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1961
  3. Peterson v. Winn-Dixie of Raleigh, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1972
  4. Gaskill v. Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea CompanyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1969
  5. Bodenheimer v. National Food Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1961

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