Southeast Service Corp. v. Savannah Teachers Properties, Inc.

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

Margaret Joan Lewis sued Savannah Teachers Properties, doing business as the Savannah Mall, in the State Court of Chatham County for damages incurred when she slipped and fell on a “gel-like substance” in the common area of the mall. Teachers Properties had previously contracted with Southeast Service Corporation for the performance of housekeeping and janitorial services at the mall. Under the terms of the service contract, Southeast Service agreed to indemnify and defend Teachers Properties from all claims asserted against Teachers Properties, “but only to the…