Amoco Oil Co. v. Griffin

JOHNSON, Judge.

The main issue on appeal is whether the court properly granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff. Summary judgment is proper when the pleadings, together with depositions, interrogatories, admissions on file, and supporting 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. G.S. 1A-1, Rule 56 (1983); Johnson v. Phoenix Mutual Life Ins. Co., 300 N.C. 247, 266 S.E. 2d 610 (1980). Once plaintiff has made and supported its motion for summary judgment, under section (e) of Rule 56 the burden is…