Legal Opinion

Tanners Cluster Ass'n Board of Directors v. DiLeo

Fairfax County Circuit Court

Decided April 7, 1997No. Case No. (Law) 158131Published

1Opinion of the Court

By Judge Stanley P. Klein

This matter is before the Court on the plaintiffs motion for reconsideration of my February 14, 1997, order denying plaintiffs motion for summary judgment.

Under Virginia law, “[sjummary judgment is a drastic remedy which is available only where there is no material fact genuinely in dispute.” Shevel’s Inc. v. Southeastern Assoc., 228 Va. 175, 181 (1984). “It applies only to cases in which no trial is necessary because no evidence could affect the result.” Fire Assurance Corp. v. Cohen, 203 Va. 810, 814 (1962). Pursuant to Rule 3:18 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Renner v. StaffordSupreme Court of Virginia · 1993
  2. Shevel's, Inc. v. Southeastern Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1984
  3. Slone v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1995
  4. Turner v. LottsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
  5. General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp. v. CohenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1962

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