Smith v. Tenet Healthsystem Spalding, Inc.

DOYLE, Presiding Judge.

In this slip and fall case, plaintiffs Bettie Sue Smith and David Smith, Sr., appeal from the grant of summary judgment to Hospital Housekeeping Systems, L.P., and Hospital Housekeeping Systems, Ltd. (L.P.) (collectively “HHS”) and Tenet HealthSystem Spalding, Inc., d/b/a Spalding Regional Medical Center (“Spalding”). The plaintiffs contend that summary judgment was not warranted because genuine issues of material fact remain as to the defendants’ liability. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

Summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue of material…