Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 30, 2007No. A06A1938PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.
Anne Thomas sued Home Depot after she punctured her eye on a “tomato tower” that was protruding from the cart behind her in the checkout line. The trial court granted Home Depot’s motion for summary judgment and Thomas appeals, claiming the trial court erred in concluding that Home Depot did not breach any duty owed to Thomas, and also erred in concluding that Thomas could not show that any alleged breach of duty was the proximate cause of her injury. For the following reasons, we disagree and affirm.
Summary judgment is proper when the evidence, construed in the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- STOVALL & COMPANY, INC. v. TateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Towles v. CoxCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Sutton v. SuttonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Cook v. Home Depot, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
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