Wood v. Safeway, Inc.
Nevada Supreme Court
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partMaupin, J.
I concur in the result reached by the majority. Under either standard for reviewing summary judgments previously used by this court, appellants developed no material issues of fact that would negate immunity under the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act.
I also agree that a reconciliation of our prior case decisions applying inconsistent standards for awards of summary judgment is long overdue. Certainly, one line of Nevada cases holds that summary judgment is inappropriate when there is the “slightest doubt as to the operative facts.”1 Other of our decisions have embraced *743the modem federal…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Bulbman, Inc. v. Nevada BellNevada Supreme Court · 1992
- Posadas v. City of RenoNevada Supreme Court · 1993
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