Legal Opinion
Burke v. Leader Dogs for the Blind
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 25, 1981No. Civ. A. 79-3630PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TROUTMAN, District Judge.
Summary judgment may be granted where no genuine issue of material fact exists 1 and the moving party is entitled thereto as a matter of law. 2 Deposition testimony may be used to support or refute the motion. 3 The opposing party may not rely solely upon the allegations of the complaint 4 but must adduce issues of material fact, defined as one which affects the outcome of the litigation. 5 In the case at bar, plaintiff, who is blind, fell and suffered injuries when his seeing eye dog, supplied to him by defendant, reacted to the presence of…
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