"In reviewing the disposition of a motion for summary judgment, we utilize the same standard as ... the trial court in determining whether the evidence before it made out a genuine issue of material fact" and whether the movant was "entitled to a judgment as a matter of law." Bussey v. John Deere Co., 531 So. 2d 860, 862 (Ala. 1988) (citing Chiniche v. Smith, 374 So. 2d 872 (Ala. 1979)); Rule 56(c) Ala.R.Civ.P. the movant has the burden of showing material facts, which, if uncontested, entitle the movant to a judgment as a matter of law. Woodham v. Nationwide Life Ins. Co., 349 So. 2d 1110, 1111 (Ala. 1977). Once the movant has made this showing, the opposing party then has the burden of presenting evidence creating a genuine issue of material fact. Danford v. Arnold, 582 So. 2d 545, 546 (Ala. 1991); Bass v. SouthTrust Bank of Baldwin County, 538 So. 2d 794, 797-98 (Ala. 1989). Moreover, the nonmovant must meet the burden of establishing the existence of a genuine issue of material fact by substantial evidence. Ala. Code 1975, 12-21-12; Bass v. SouthTrust Bank of Baldwin County, supra. "Substantial evidence" is "evidence of such weight and quality that fair-minded persons in the exercise of impartial judgment can reasonably infer the existence of the fact sought to be proved." West v. Founders Life Assurance Co. of Florida, 547 So. 2d 870, 871 (Ala. 1989).