Legal Opinion
Patrick v. MacOn Housing Authority
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 6, 2001No. A01A0066, A01A0067PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Presiding Judge.
Wanda Patrick slipped and fell in a puddle of water in a common area of an apartment building owned and operated by the Macon Housing Authority. She brought two suits seeking to recover for injuries she suffered in the fall: a premises liability claim against the Authority pursuant to OCGA § 51-3-1 claiming it failed to keep the common area safe for invitees, and a claim based on the principle of respondeat superior against Justice Home Care, Inc. claiming its employee negligently left the water on the floor. The appeal in Case No. A01A0Q66 is from the trial court’s…
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