Country Mutual Insurance v. Pittman

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

HUBEL, United States Magistrate Judge.

This matter is before the court on the parties’ motions for summary judgment. For the reasons discussed below, the plaintiffs motion (Dkt. # 18) is denied, and the defendant’s motion (Dkt. # 21) is granted in part and denied in part.

SUMMARY JUDGMENT STANDARDS

Summary judgment should be granted “if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c)(2). In considering a motion for summary judgment,…