DeWoody v. Rippley

OPINION

LIVINGSTON, Justice.

I. Introduction

Appellants, Michael DeWoody and Paul DeWoody (the “DeWoodys”) individually and derivatively on behalf of Cable Advertising Networks, Inc. (“CAN”) challenge the trial court’s entry of a summary judgment in favor of appellees, the defendants in the court below. In January 1996, the trial court entered a summary judgment in favor of the appellees finding no disputed issues of material fact and determining that the appellees were entitled to judgment as a matter of law on all of the plaintiffs’ individual and derivative claims.

Because appellees’ motion…