Oliver v. Taylor

These appeals are from orders granting summary judgments and the question presented is whether there was a material issue of fact as to who owned an automobile involved in an accident, and whether the driver of that automobile was an agent of the owner.

The law on the propriety of summary judgments is clear. A summary judgment is properly granted only if the pleadings and affidavits show that there is no genuine issue of material fact on which the summary judgment is sought. The moving party must, therefore, be entitled to the relief sought strictly as a matter of law. It is the moving party's…