Sheriff's Best Buy, Inc. v. Davis

Blackburn, Judge.

The appellee, Mildred Davis, commenced this action against defendant/appellant, Sheriff’s Best Buy, Inc., to recover damages for injuries sustained when she fell in the parking lot of defendant’s store. The trial court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment and this interlocutory appeal followed.

The record shows that between 5:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on January 13, 1992, Davis tripped and fell in the parking lot of defendant’s store. Davis had just arrived at the store to purchase groceries and it was lightly raining at the time and getting dark. Davis deposed that as…