Legal Opinion
McGinty v. Laird
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 5, 1967No. 42688PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Judge.
The plaintiff seeks to recover for injuries sustained as a result of his falling over a lawn mower left at the entrance way of the defendant’s store. If the plaintiff should have seen the obstruction and avoided it he may not recover because he would not have been in the exercise of ordinary care for his own safety. Lane Drug Stores v. Story, 72 Ga. App. 886 (35 SE2d 472); Huey v. Nix, 94 Ga. App. 498 (95 SE2d 339). Therefore, we consider the question as to whether the plaintiff should have seen the obstruction or shows sufficient excuse for the failure not to observe it.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Wynne v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Chotas v. J. P. Allen & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- McMullan v. the Kroger Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Tinley v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
- Lane Drug Stores Inc. v. StoryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1945
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Willis v. ByrdCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967