Nair v. Aramark Food Service Corp.

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

Raghavan Nair sued Aramark Food Service Corporation, alleging that Aramark negligently maintained a bench located in a dining facility at Emory University. The bench collapsed after Nair sat on it, and Nair was injured in the fall. Aramark moved for summary judgment, arguing that since it neither owned nor occupied the premises where Nair fell, it could not be held liable. The trial court agreed and granted summary judgment in Aramark’s favor, and Nair appeals. We reverse.

A trial court properly grants summary judgment when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the…