Legal Opinion
Service Merchandise, Inc. v. Jackson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 27, 1996No. A96A0295PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.
This is a foreign substance slip and fall case. Plaintiff Jackson was shopping in a retail store operated by defendant Service Merchandise, Inc. After leaving the store’s rest room, plaintiff was searching for her shopping companions, her daughter and grandchildren, when she slipped on a liquid on the floor and fell. Defendant appeals from a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff. Held:
1. Defendant first enumerates as error the denial of its motion for directed verdict. “ ‘In considering a ruling on a motion for directed verdict, the evidence must be construed most…
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