Cutchin v. Pledger

EAGLES, Judge.

I

Plaintiff first assigns as error the trial court’s granting of summary judgment on all issues in favor of defendants Pledger and Francis. We find no error.

Summary judgment is a device whereby judgment is rendered before trial if the pleadings, depositions, interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with any affidavits, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that a party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Johnson v. Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co., 300 N.C. 247, 266 S.E. 2d 610 (1980). The goal of this procedural device is to allow…