Colbert v. SONIC RESTAURANTS, INC.

MEMORANDUM RULING

TOM STAGG, District Judge.

Before the court are two motions for summary judgment filed by the defendants in the above-captioned matter, Sonic Restaurants, Inc. (“Sonic”) and Lexington Insurance Company, Inc. (“Lexington”) (hereinafter occasionally referred to as “the defendants”). See Record Documents 18 and 23. For the reasons set forth below, both of the motions for summary judgment are GRANTED.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Facts.

On February 7, 2008, Gerald Colbert (“Colbert”) drove to the Sonic Restaurant in Mansfield, Louisiana, to purchase a cup of coffee from the drive-thru. Colbert…