Hamner v. Emory University

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

This is a slip and fall case arising from injuries sustained by plaintiff Hamner at a food service cafeteria known as Cox Hall on the campus of defendant Emory University. At the time of plaintiff’s injury, Cox Hall was managed by Saga Corporation which has since merged with defendant Marriott Corporation. Plaintiff’s complaint alleges that her slip and fall was caused by defendants’ negligent failure “to maintain a safe premises by allowing water to remain on the floor around a water cooler with no warning of said hazard present.”

Decided March 15, 1989. Charles W.…