Legal Opinion
Bonner v. Southern Restaurant Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 3, 2005No. A04A2258PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MlKELL, Judge.
In this slip and fall case, Patricia Bonner appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Southern Restaurant Group, Inc., owner of TGI Friday’s (“Friday’s”), contending that genuine issues of material fact remain on her claim. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
Summary judgment is proper where the movant shows no genuine issue of material fact exists and entitlement to summary judgment as a matter of law. A defendant carries this burden by demonstrating the absence of evidence as to one essential element of plaintiffs case. Should the defendant do so, the…
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