Brooks v. Mount Airy Rainbow Farms Center, Inc.

HEDRICK, Judge.

The question presented on this appeal is whether the court erred in entering summary judgment for the plaintiff. A summary judgment must be granted, upon motion, “if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that any party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” G.S. § 1A-1, Rule 56(c). The party moving for summary judgment has the burden of establishing the lack of any triable issue of fact; his pleadings and papers must be…