Legal Opinion
Community Oil Co. v. Welch
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided March 31, 1964No. 5213PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLampron, J.
The first question transferred is the following: “Is the defendant’s affidavit of defense a sufficient counter-affidavit for the purpose of RSA 491:8-a or should the facts stated in the plaintiff’s affidavit be taken as admitted”?
The mission of the summary judgment procedure is to “pierce the pleadings and assess the proof” (6 Moore’s Federal Practice (2d ed.) s. 56 (e)) in order to determine if there is a genuine issue of material fact requiring a formal trial of the action. Nashua Trust Co. v. Sardonis, 101 N. H. 166, 170; Salitan v. Tinkham, 103 N. H. 100, 102; Richard v. Credit Suisse,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- National Screen Service Corporation v. The Poster Exchange, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Bruce Construction Corporation v. United States of America for Use of Westinghouse Electric Supply CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Richard v. Credit SuisseNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Rachel Castner v. First National Bank of Anchorage, Arctic Cold Storage, Inc., and Union Bank of AnchorageCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1960
- Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, a Corporation v. Superior Insulating Tape Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by14 opinions
- MacLeod v. Chalet Susse International, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
- Xerox Corp. v. HawkesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1984
- Arsenault v. WillisSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
- D. W. Clark Road Equipment, Inc. v. Murray Walter, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
- Phinney v. LevineSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
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