Todd v. F. W. Woolworth Co.

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

In this slip and fall case, we are concerned with the responsibility of an owner or occupier to exercise ordinary care to keep its premises and approaches safe for invitees. Specifically, we must determine whether an owner’s or occupiér’s responsibility in this regard extends to a public plaza abutting the premises.

The F. W. Woolworth Company operates a department store in downtown Atlanta near the MARTA Five Points Rail Station. One side of the store faces Forsyth Street; the other side faces Broad Street. In the vicinity of the store, Broad Street has been…