Legal Opinion

Richardson v. Mapoles

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 8, 2016No. A16A2184PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Peterson, Judge.

Plaintiff Rebecca Joy Richardson, who fell while trying to enter a Chick-fil-A restaurant on Christmas Eve in 2012, appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Greg Mapoles, the operator of the restaurant. Richardson argues that the trial court erred by concluding that she failed to offer sufficient evidence of causation. Because the evidence taken in the light most favorable to Richardson shows no more than a mere possibility that a hazard on the restaurant’s property caused her fall, we affirm.

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

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Robinson v. Kroger Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  2. Home Builders Ass'n of Savannah, Inc. v. Chatham CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  3. Pennington v. WJL, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. WILLINGHAM LOAN & REALTY CO. v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. Canaan Land Properties, Inc. v. HerringtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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