Legal Opinion
Jones v. Krystal Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 11, 1998No. A98A0078PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
On May 18,1994, Marvin Jones, plaintiff-appellant, and his boss entered a Krystal restaurant at 12:25 a.m., ordered, were served, and sat at a table. When they were ready to leave after about 20 minutes, they took their trash to a trash receptacle near the front counter.
As plaintiff approached the trash receptacle, his feet shot out from under him, and he fell on his back. The fall occurred at 12:45 a.m., when the restaurant was not busy. Immediately prior to the fall, there were several Krystal employees at the front counter near the trash receptacle behind the counter.…
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