Summers v. Fort Crockett Hotel, Ltd.

OPINION

O’CONNOR, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether a defendant is entitled to a summary judgment when there is no direct proof of causation and the circumstantial evidence is susceptible to conflicting inferences. We hold he is.

The appellant, Matthew Summers, through his guardian Mary Alice Summers (Mrs. Summers), appeals from a summary judgment granted the appellees, Fort Crockett Hotel and Mitchell Development Corporation (collectively, the hotel). 1 Mrs. Summers sued the hotel for negligence after her son fell four stories from the balcony of a hotel room. We affirm.

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