Houston v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Presiding Judge.
In this slip-and-fall premises liability case, plaintiff Ronald Houston appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P., and two of its employees, defendants Dawn Atkins and Tim Holt. Because the uncontroverted evidence shows that Houston had equal knowledge of the hazard that caused his fall, the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment to the defendants.
Summary judgment is proper if the pleadings and evidence “show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that *106the moving party is…
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