Legal Opinion
Quiktrip Corp. v. Childs
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 6, 1996No. A95A1920PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
Butch Childs sued Quiktrip Corporation (“Quiktrip”) for injuries he sustained when he slipped and fell on an ice patch in Quiktrip’s parking lot. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Childs, and Quiktrip filed motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“j.n.o.v.”) and for new trial. Quiktrip appeals from the trial court’s order denying the motions. For reasons which follow, we affirm.
Viewed in a light to support the verdict, the evidence showed that at approximately 7:20 a.m. on the day of his accident, Childs and his brother drove to the Quiktrip, where Childs had…
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