Beaver v. John Q. Hammons Hotels, L.P.

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

This appeal arises from an accident in which Appellant Judy Beaver was allegedly injured when she slipped on a wet floor at a restaurant in a hotel owned by Appellees John Q. Hammons Hotels, L.P., and John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc. (collectively, the Hotel). The trial court determined that Ms. Beaver was collaterally estopped from bringing her claim and granted summary judgment in favor of the Hotel. On appeal, Ms. Beaver contends that she was not collaterally estopped from bringing her claim and the trial court erred in granting summary judgment. We agree that…