Walker Electric Co. v. Byrd

Phipps, Judge.

Chandler Byrd sued his former employer Walker Electric Company for unpaid compensation. The trial court denied Walker Electric’s motion for summary judgment, and we granted the company’s application for an interlocutory appeal. Because Walker Electric has failed to show that the denial was error, we affirm.

“Summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the undisputed facts, taken in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, warrant judgment as a matter of law in favor of the moving party. Our review is de novo.”1

Byrd claimed that when he…