Legal Opinion

Dellinger v. Belk

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided November 16, 1977No. 7626SC1018PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VAUGHN, Judge.

Summary judgment is appropriate when the moving party shows through discovery that the opposing party cannot produce evidence to support an essential element of his claim. Zimmerman v. Hogg & Allen, P.A., 286 N.C. 24, 209 S.E. 2d 795 (1974).

It is not necessary to recapitulate in detail the evidence contained in the depositions and answers to interrogatories. If everything that is favorable to plaintiff is taken as true, it shows nothing more than the following. Plaintiff was a uniformed taxicab inspector for the City of Charlotte. He stopped defendant and accused him of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Zimmerman v. Hogg & Allen, Professional Ass'nSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
  4. Ramsey v. . CheekSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
  5. Ponder v. CobbSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. McDonald v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Smith v. DanielczykCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2007
  3. Smith v. McDonaldDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1983
  4. McClain v. ArnoldSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1980
  5. Angel v. WardCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979

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