Court Opinion

ID: 9848987
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 04:31:47.959834+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:18:56.067414
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McMurray, Presiding Judge,
concurring specially.
While I do not entirely agree with the analysis stated in the majority opinion, there can be no doubt that the affirmance of the superior court is correct. Plaintiff testified that the color of the spot on the floor was a different color than the floor and did not blend in with the floor, so that if he had looked down he could have seen it. This evidence clearly shows that, regardless of whether defendant should have been aware of the spot on the floor, plaintiff failed to exercise ordinary care for his own safety by making use of his senses to discover and avoid hazards in his path. Smith v. Wal-Mart Stores, 199 Ga. App. 808, 810 (406 SE2d 234).