HATCHER v. CITY OF ALBANY

56371.

147 Ga. App. 843 (1978)

250 S.E.2d 537

HATCHER v. CITY OF ALBANY.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 16, 1978.

Rehearing Denied November 2, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vansant & Engram, B. Sam Engram, Jr., Alfred N. Corriere, for appellant.

Perry, Walters, Lippitt & Custer, Jesse W. Walters, for appellee.


SMITH, Judge.

Finding that the plaintiff-appellant presented evidence which would have authorized a verdict in his favor, we reverse the trial court's grant of appellee's motion for directed verdict.

Appellant sued for damages sustained when he fell while descending steps on property owned by appellee. The appellant's evidence showed that the front door of the property, a pavilion, opened onto a small patio; that there was about an eight inch step-down from...

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