First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Branch Banking & Trust Co.

LAKE, Justice.

The question for decision is whether the record before us will support summary judgment for the defendant. Rule 56(c) provides that upon motion for summary judgment such judgment shall be rendered if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, “show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that any party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.”

Paragraph (e) of this rule provides that when a motion for summary judgment is made and supported as provided in Rule 56, “an adverse party…