Richardson v. Mapoles
Court of Appeals of Georgia
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…
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