Legal Opinion
Paul N. Smith and Bernice Smith v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1999No. 97-5313PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGodbold, J., joined by Gilman, J.,
GUY, J. (pp. 298-99), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge.
Introductory
This diversity suit was filed by plaintiffs, residents of Georgia, in Tennessee state court against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to recover damages they suffered as a result of Mrs. Smith’s fall in a bathroom1 of a Wal-Mart *289Store located in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Wal-Mart removed to the U.S. District Court, E.D. Tennessee. The parties agree that Georgia law controls. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Wal-Mart on all of the plaintiffs’ claims, and the…
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