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Player v. Bassford, 322 S.E.2d 520 (Ga. Ct. App. 1984). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
23 citation events (4 in the last 25 years) across 2 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Smith v. State (gactapp, 1999-09-24)
Treatment trajectory · 1985 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1985 2005 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 9 distinct citers.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Smith v. State
Ga. Ct. App. · 1999 · confidence medium
McMurray, P. J, and Phipps, J, concur. 6 See Coleman v. State, 229 Ga. App. 642, 643 ( 494 SE2d 549 ) (1997). 7 See Benson v. State, 172 Ga. App. 135, 136-137 ( 322 SE2d 339 ) (1984). 8 See id. 9 See Jackson v. State, 216 Ga. App. 842, 844 (1) ( 456 SE2d 229 ) (1995); Benson, supra. 1 517 U. S. 806 (116 SC 1769, 135 LE2d 89) (1996). 2 See State v. Owens, 239 Ga. App. 722 ( 521 SE2d 860 ) (1999). 3 See State v. Kirbabas, 232 Ga. App. 474, 477 ( 502 SE2d 314 ) (1998); Buffington v. State, 229 Ga. App. 450, 451 ( 494 SE2d 272 ) (1997). 4 See Brantley v. State, 226 Ga. App. 872, 873 (1) ( 487 SE2d…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Rehberger v. State
Ga. Ct. App. · 1998 · confidence medium
Pope, P. J., and Ruffin, J., concur. 1 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979). 2 Benson v. State, 172 Ga. App. 135, 137 ( 322 SE2d 339 ) (1984), citing Rutledge v. State, 245 Ga. 768, 769 ( 267 SE2d 199 ) (1980). 3 Herrin v. State, 229 Ga. App. 260, 263 (3) ( 493 SE2d 634 ) (1997). 4 See Reynolds v. State, 231 Ga. App. 33, 34 (1) ( 497 SE2d 580 ) (1998). 5 See, e.g., Rary v. State, 228 Ga. App. 414, 415 (1) (b) ( 491 SE2d 861 ) (1997). 6 See Abrams v. State, 229 Ga. App. 152, 153 (1) ( 493 SE2d 561 ) (1997). 7 (Citation and punctuation omitted.) Walraven v. State, 250 Ga. 401, 407 (4) …
cited Cited as authority (rule) Wiley v. State
Ga. Ct. App. · 1986 · confidence medium
See Fears v. State, 169 Ga. App. 172, 173 (1) ( 312 SE2d 174 ) (1983); Benson v. State, 172 Ga. App. 135, 136 ( 322 SE2d 339 ) (1984).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Taylor v. State
Ga. Ct. App. · 1986 · confidence medium
Taking the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict, Benson v. State, 172 Ga. App. 135, 137 ( 322 SE2d 339 ) (1984), there was evidence at trial that at approximately 3:00 a.m. on July 22,1984, Mr. and Mrs. Shirley were asleep in the bedroom of their apartment when Mrs. Shirley was awakened to find a man standing in the corner of the bedroom; her scream awakened Mr. Shirley.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Collins v. State
Ga. Ct. App. · 1985 · confidence medium
Even if we characterize the evidentiary posture of the state’s case as purely circumstantial, “a jury issue was formed and we will not substitute our judgment for that of the jury. ‘The rule as to the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence to support a conviction is that the evidence exclude every reasonable hypothesis except the guilt of the accused, not that it removes every possibility of his innocence.’ [Cit.] On appeal we must view the evidence in a light favorable to the verdict, and we find that the evidence is sufficient to enable any rational trier of facts to find the existen…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Barnes v. State (2×)
Ga. Ct. App. · 1985 · confidence medium
"A reasonable hypothesis as used in this Code section [Code Ann. § 38-109, now OCGA § 24-4-6] refers only to `such reasonable inferences as are ordinarily drawn by ordinary men in the light of their experience in everyday life; [it] does not mean that the act might by bare possibility have been done by someone else.' [Cits.]" Prescott v. State, supra at 672. "`The rule [OCGA § 24-4-6] as to the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence to support a conviction is that the evidence exclude every reasonable hypothesis except the guilt of the accused, not that it removes every possibility of his i…
discussed Cited "see" Keisha, LLC v. Dundon. (2×)
Ga. Ct. App. · 2018 · signal: see · confidence high
See Player v. Bassford , 172 Ga. App. 135 , 135, 322 S.E.2d 520 (1984) (where no evidence shows that defendant in a slip-and-fall case had actual or constructive knowledge, there is no cause of action for negligence). 3.
discussed Cited "see" Grossberg v. Judson Gilmore Associates, Inc. (2×)
Ga. Ct. App. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See Player v. Bassford, 172 Ga. App. 135 ( 322 SE2d 520 ) (1984).
cited Cited "see, e.g." In the Interest of F. E. B.
Ga. Ct. App. · 1988 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Benson v. State, 172 Ga. App. 135 ( 322 SE2d 339 ) (1984).
Player
v.
Bassford
68820.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Sep 17, 1984.
322 S.E.2d 520
William E. Moore, Jr., for appellant., William A. Turner, Jr., Randy Ebersbach, F. Thomas Young, for appellee.
Sognier, McMurray, Deen.
Cited by 5 opinions  |  Published
Sognier, Judge.

Edna Player filed a complaint for damages resulting from injuries allegedly sustained when she slipped and fell in the parking lot outside William Bassford’s Mr. Automotive store. She appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Bassford. We affirm.

Appellant alleged in her affidavit in opposition to appellee’s motion that she slipped on a foreign object after she stepped out of her husband’s truck. She did not see what she had slipped on either before or after her fall and thus was unable to identify the object or substance which caused her fall. “[I]n order to state a cause of action in a case where the plaintiff alleges that due to an act of negligence by the defendant he slipped and fell on a foreign substance on the defendant’s floor, the plaintiff must show (1) that the defendant had actual or constructive knowledge of the foreign substance and (2) that the plaintiff was without knowledge of the substance or for some reason attributable to the defendant was prevented from discovering the foreign substance.” Alterman Foods v. Ligon, 246 Ga. 620, 623 (272 SE2d 327) (1980). Thus, “[t]he true ground of liability is the proprietor’s superior knowledge of the perilous instrumentality and the danger therefrom to persons going upon the premises. [Cit.]” Winn-Dixie Stores v. Hardy, 138 Ga. App. 342, 344 (4) (226 SE2d 142) (1976).

Appellant has failed to come forward with any evidence to show that appellee had either actual or constructive knowledge of the alleged foreign object and summary judgment in favor of appellee was therefore correct. Alterman Foods v. Ligon, supra; Filmore v. Fulton-DeKalb Hosp. Auth., 170 Ga. App. 891 (318 SE2d 514) (1984).

Judgment affirmed.

McMurray, C. J., and Deen, P. J., concur.