French v. Bristol-Myers Co.

ROBERTSON, Judge.

Donna F. French appeals from the grant of Bristol Myers Company's motion for summary judgment with respect to her complaint of negligence per se on the part of the Company. On appeal, she claims the trial court improperly granted summary judgment because it found the Company had not violated an Evansville City Ordinance as a matter of law. We reverse.

Initially, we must set out the well-settled standard for summary judgment. The purpose of summary judgment is to terminate litigation about which there can be no factual dispute and which may be determined as a matter of law.…