Vaughn, Coltrane & Associates v. Van Horn Construction, Inc.

Ellington, Judge.

This appeal is from the grant of the appellee’s motion for summary judgment on the appellants’ claim for indemnification in a wrongful death suit. Because the trial court misconstrued the controlling contract, we reverse.

Summary judgment is appropriate under OCGA § 9-11-56 “when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” (Punctuation omitted.) Dover v. Mathis, 249 Ga. App. 753 (549 SE2d 541) (2001). We apply a de novo standard of appellate review and “view the evidence, and all reasonable conclusions and inferences…