Suggs v. Hale

Ruffin, Chief Judge;

Ronald Suggs appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for summary judgment on Steven Hale’s personal injury claim and his own counterclaim for contribution. We granted Suggs’ application for interlocutory appeal and, for reasons that follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

We conduct a de novo review of the evidence in an appeal from a ruling on summary judgment. A party is entitled to summary judgment only when no genuine issue of material fact exists and judgment as a matter of law is warranted. In this case, the material facts are not in dispute. Suggs and…