A Clayton County State Court jury awarded $1.3 million to a woman who lost sight in her left eye after she fell into the bagging station of a grocery store.

Ellen Myers contended she tripped on a wrinkle in a floor mat at the entrance to Food Depot in Rex. The store, owned by All American Quality Foods Inc., disputed whether the mat caused her fall, according to outlines from both sides in the consolidated pretrial order.

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