State Ex Rel. Grimsley v. Buchanan

WHICHARD, Judge.

Summary judgment is proper when “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.” G.S. 1A-1, Rule 56(c); see also Singleton v. Stewart, 280 N.C. 460, 464, 186 S.E. 2d 400, 403 (1972); Carr v. Carbon Corp., 49 N.C. App. 631, 633, 272 S.E. 2d 374, 376 (1980), disc. rev. denied, 302 N.C. 217, 276 S.E. 2d 914 (1981). The party moving for summary judgment has the burden of making a prima…