Schaffner v. Cumberland County Hospital System, Inc.

WHICHARD, Judge.

The sole question is whether the court erred in granting defendants’ motions for summary judgment. A movant is entitled to summary judgment pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. 1A-1, Rule 56 when the record, viewed in the light most favorable to the non-moving party, presents “ ‘no genuine issue as to any material fact and . . . the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.’ ” Easter v. Hospital, 303 N.C. 303, 305, 278 S.E. 2d 253, 255 (1981), quoting Vassey v. Burch, 301 N.C. 68, 72, 269 S.E. 2d 137, 140 (1980); Sharpe v. Quality Education, Inc., 59 N.C. App. 304,…