In the course of this action for contribution and indemnity by Urban Services Group, Inc. against The Royal Group, Inc., the trial court granted summary judgment to Royal on the ground that Royal’s janitorial contract did not require it to clear the ice from the courthouse sidewalk on which the plaintiff in the underlying tort suit slipped and fell. We hold that Royal’s contract unambiguously provided for its removal of all ice accumulations from the courthouse sidewalks, but that the record before us does not otherwise permit a resolution of the parties’ responsibilities as a matter of law. We therefore reverse and remand for further proceedings. “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.” Citations and punctuation omitted. Walker v. Gwinnett Hosp. System , 263 Ga. App. 554, 555 588 SE2d 441 2003. A trial court’s grant of summary judgment is reviewed de novo on appeal, construing the evidence in the light most favorable to the non-movant. Ethridge v. Davis , 243 Ga. App. 11, 12 530 SE2d 477 2000. Once the party moving for summary judgment has made a prima facie showing that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law, the non-movant must then come forward with rebuttal evidence sufficient to show the existence of a genuine issue of material fact. Weldon v. Del Taco Corp. , 194 Ga. App. 174 390 SE2d 87 1990.
So viewed, the record shows that Carolyn Fryer sued Urban for injuries suffered when Fryer fell on an icy sidewalk approaching the federal courthouse in Columbus, Georgia on the morning of January 7, 2004. Fryer alleged that the ice had formed as a result of landscape sprinklers operating overnight during freezing temperatures. At the time of Fryer’s fall, Urban had a contract with the General Services Administration GSA to supervise the maintenance of the courthouse. Urban’s president testified that although his company was responsible for maintaining the sprinkler heads, Urban was not responsible for the system’s timers or activation. Aesthetic Landscape Services, Inc. also had a contract with the GSA to provide landscaping services for a period apparently ending before Fryer’s accident and not including sprinkler operation or maintenance.
