Beard v. Audio Visual Services, Inc.

Phipps, Judge.

Rosa T. Beard collided with Byron Owsley II as she exited an elevator in a hotel lobby. Beard sued Owsley and his employer, Audio Visual Services, Inc., whose offices were in the hotel building. She alleged that Owsley negligently failed to pay attention to his surroundings while acting in the course and scope of his employment. The trial court granted summary judgment to the defendants, and Beard appeals. Because there are genuine issues of material fact regarding who bore responsibility for the collision, we reverse.

Beard was a guest at the Westin Atlanta Airport Hotel in…