Watson v. McCrory Stores, Inc.

Townsend, Judge.

1. In an action for damages for injuries received by an invitee of a store as a result of falling upon a stairway, under Code §105-401 imposing upon the owner or occupier of land the duty of exercising ordinary care to keep the premises in safe condition as to invitees, the plaintiff, as against general demurrer, must allege negligence on the part of the defendant without at the same time barring herself from recovery by showing, through other facts, that she failed to exercise ordinary care for her own safety. Pilgreen v. Hanson, 89 Ga. App. 703 (81 S. E. 2d 18); Hill v.…