KROGER CO. v. WALTERS

No. A12A1637.

735 S.E.2d 99 (2012)

The KROGER CO. v. WALTERS et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

November 29, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas A. Wilde , Tyrone, for Appellant.

Lloyd Noland Bell , Bruce Berger, Darren Summerville , Atlanta, for Appellee.


BRANCH, Judge.

Craig and Lisa Walters brought this slip-and-fall action against The Kroger Company. During discovery, the trial court struck Kroger's answer on the ground that Kroger had spoliated evidence and acted in bad faith, thereby precluding Kroger from introducing evidence at trial to contest its negligence. The case went to trial on causation, damages, and attorney fees. Walters, age 48 at the time of the fall, was able to show the fall caused a severe spine...

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