Dover v. Mathis

MlKELL, Judge.

Ben Dover appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Sonny Mathis d/b/a State-Wide Realty & Auction (“Mathis”) and its denial of Dover’s summary judgment motion in this breach of contract case. For reasons stated below, we reverse the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Mathis and affirm the denial of Dover’s motion for summary judgment.

Summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. A de novo standard of review applies to an appeal from a grant of summary judgment, and we…