Scott v. Briggs Way Co.

A motion for summary judgment should not be granted when genuine issues of material fact exist. Alaska R.Civ.P. 56(c). A trial court in addressing a motion for summary judgment, and an appellate court in reviewing a case in which a motion for summary judgment has been granted, should view the record in the light most favorable to the nonmovant. The court should also draw all reasonable inferences in favor of the nonmov-ing party and against the movant. Hilde-brandt v. City of Fairbanks, 863 P.2d 240, 244 n. 6 (Alaska 1993); Lord v. Fogcutter Bar, 813 P.2d 660, 662 (Alaska 1991). Further, the…