Dykes v. Toombs County

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

This is a slip and fall case. On February 5, 1986, plaintiff Dykes entered the Toombs County Courthouse and after she brushed her feet on the mat at the entrance, she stepped onto the floor of the courthouse and fell.

Plaintiff’s amended complaint seeks damages from Toombs County, the Toombs County Board of Commissioners and from O’Neal, a county employee responsible for the maintenance of the courthouse floors. Plaintiff appeals from the grant of defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Held:

The plaintiff testified that she did not see any foreign object on the…