Saik v. Brown

2 Citing cases

  1. Curtis v. Roe

    904 S.E.2d 87 (Ga. Ct. App. 2024)

    A defendant may obtain summary judgment by showing an absence of evidence supporting at least one essential element of the plaintiff[s’] claim."(Citation omitted.) Saik v. Brown, 355 Ga. App. 849, 850, 846 S.E.2d 132 (2020).

  2. Guise v. Leoni

    366 Ga. App. 659 (Ga. Ct. App. 2023)   Cited 5 times
    Recognizing that, in certain circumstances, it is permissible for a trial court to, sua sponte, issue a ruling on a motion for summary judgment, "but even in those situations, the grant of summary judgment must otherwise be proper"

    A defendant may obtain summary judgment by showing an absence of evidence supporting at least one essential element of the plaintiff's claim." (Citation omitted.) Saik v. Brown , 355 Ga. App. 849, 850, 846 S.E.2d 132 (2020). So viewed, the evidence shows that Guise and Leoni were in a romantic relationship and he moved into her home in 2011.