Tinley v. F. W. Woolworth Co.
Decision Date | 10 November 1943 |
Docket Number | 30104. |
Citation | 28 S.E.2d 322,70 Ga.App. 390 |
Parties | TINLEY v. F. W. WOOLWORTH CO. |
Court | Georgia Court of Appeals |
Rehearing Denied Dec. 20, 1943.
Syllabus by the Court.
The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant, a corporation engaged in the sale of merchandise, for injuries alleged to have been caused by striking her foot against the bottom of some scales that were sitting in the aisle of the defendant's store. She further alleged that she was an invitee, having gone into the store for the purpose of purchasing merchandise; and that ...
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