Legal Opinion
Gerald R. Carlton, Etc. v. Worcester Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 8, 1991No. 90-1816PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal follows on the heels of a summary judgment favoring defendant-ap-pellee Worcester Insurance Company (Worcester). Carlton v. Worcester Ins. Co., 744 F.Supp. 395 (D.R.I.1990). Summary judgment is, of course, permissible only when “there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and ... the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c). In that context, the court below was obliged to view the entire record in the light most hospitable to the parties opposing summary judgment (here, the plaintiffs-appellants), indulging all…
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