Legal Opinion
Alterman Foods, Inc. v. Cathcart
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 16, 1984No. 68727PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Chief Judge.
This is a slip and fall case. Plaintiff fell as she entered defendant’s supermarket resulting in certain injuries. At trial the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $43,541.75 ($40,000 general damages; $3,541.75 special damages). Defendant appeals. Held:
1. Defendant contends that the verdict is not authorized by the evidence presented at trial. Plaintiff’s evidence shows that at the entrance to defendant’s supermarket was an automatic door with a metal threshold. After plaintiff fell her son noticed that the threshold was loose. The manager of…
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- Brown v. KirklandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
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