Scarbrough v. Dover Elevator Co.

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

This is an appeal from the Fayette County Superior Court’s granting of summary judgment on behalf of Upson County Hospital, Inc., in a personal injury suit instituted by the estate of Margaret Scarbrough after Scarbrough tripped and fell in the hospital’s elevator. We reverse.

On appeal from a trial court’s grant of summary judgment, this Court conducts a de novo review of the evidence. In order “[t]o prevail at summary judgment under OCGA § 9-11-56, the moving party must demonstrate that there is no genuine issue of material fact and that the undisputed facts, viewed in the…