Court Opinion

ID: 9666622
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 01:22:56.047242+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:15:30.709680
License: Public Domain

Tom. Glaze, Justice, dissenting. I join in Justice Brown’s dissent, but I also believe this case must be reversed and remanded because the trial court utilized the wrong standard in granting the appellee’s summary judgment. The majority opinion recognizes this point, states the trial court’s use of the “substantial evidence” was incorrect, but then affirms the trial court’s ruling, saying the error was not prejudicial. From the record, we cannot be sure the trial court was not requiring plaintiffs to prove their case by substantial evidence. That fact, alone, is sufficient prejudice. Brown, J. joins this dissent.