HUNTSVILLE GOLF v. Ratcliff, Inc.

Huntsville Golf Development, Inc. ("Huntsville Golf"), a condominium development corporation, sued Marion Ratcliff and a corporation he controlled, Ratcliff, Inc., also a condominium development corporation (hereinafter together called "Ratcliff"), alleging that Ratcliff had converted certain architectural plans for a group of condominiums near the Huntsville municipal golf course. The trial court entered a summary judgment in favor of Ratcliff; Huntsville Golf appealed.

On a motion for summary judgment, the burden is initially on the movant to make a prima facie showing that there is no…