Churchill Forge, Inc. v. Joann Hamilton Brown

ABOUSSIE, Chief Justice.

Churchill Forge, Inc. appeals the summary judgment granted in favor of Joann Hamilton Brown in its suit seeking reimbursement for repairs to residential rental property. We will affirm the summary judgment.

Background and Procedural History

On September 19, 1996, Joann Hamilton Brown (Brown) co-signed a lease with her adult son, Carl Jeffrey Brown, for an apartment in Remington House Apartments. Although Brown signed the lease beneath a heading entitled “Resident or Residents,” she never lived in the apartment with Carl. On March 29, 1996, a fire which allegedly…