Legal Opinion
Aliff v. BP America, Inc.
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided July 2, 1993No. Civ. A. 3:92-0387PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HADEN, Chief Judge.
Pending is the Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. For reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS the motion and resolves the case.
Under Rule 56(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, summary judgment is proper only:
“[I]f the pleadings, depositions, answers to inteiTogatories and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law.”
A principal purpose of summary judgment is to isolate and dispose…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Bartling v. Fruehauf Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Faircloth v. Lundy Packing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- Aliff v. BP America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- Gardner v. EI DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND CO., INC.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1997
- Grover v. Central Benefits National Life InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1995
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