Legal Opinion

Best v. Dublin Eye Associates

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 6, 1988No. 76724PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The appellant sued the appellees to recover for personal injuries which she allegedly sustained when she slipped and fell on a rubber mat while exiting medical offices owned and occupied by the appellees. She appeals the grant of the appellees’ motion for summary judgment.

The appellant fell while traversing an outside walkway which sloped downward from the medical building to the parking lot. The walkway was at least partially covered by a plastic or rubber mat containing small protruding tips or “spikes,” which allegedly were partially worn down. It was a rainy day, so…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Prophecy Corp. v. Charles Rossignol, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  2. Alterman Foods, Inc. v. LigonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. Burnette Ford, Inc. v. HayesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
  4. Ham v. HamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  5. Colbert v. Piggly Wiggly SouthernCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Boyd v. Garden Center, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  2. Abalene Pest Control Service, Inc. v. Orkin Exterminating Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Whatley v. National Services Industry, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Gilbert v. Farmers & Merchants BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. Abalene Pest Control Service, Inc. v. Orkin Exterminating Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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