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LAWSON v. BRUNO'S FOOD STORES, INC.

No. A97A1889.

494 S.E.2d 543 (1997)

229 Ga. App. 683

LAWSON et al. v. BRUNO'S FOOD STORES, INC.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied December 5, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dozier, Lee, Graham & Sikes, Joel M. Grist, Jr., Macon, for appellants.

Martin, Snow, grant & Napier, Lisa Edwards, Jay C. Traynham, Macon, for appellee.

BEASLEY, Judge.

As she was greeted by a store cashier, Tommie Lawson slipped and fell in water on the floor in one of Bruno's grocery stores. In her premises liability action against Bruno's based on OCGA § 51-3-1, the court granted summary judgment to Bruno's. The issues are (i) whether Bruno's had constructive knowledge of the hazard, and (ii) whether the cashier's greeting distracted Lawson so a jury could find she was exercising due care for her own safety...

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