Wachovia Mortgage Co. v. Autry-Barker-Spurrier Real Estate, Inc.

HEDRICK, Judge.

All of the defendants’ assignments or error relate to the granting of partial summary judgment for plaintiff. Under Rule 56, summary judgment shall be entered “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.” G.S. § 1A-1, Rule 56(c); Kidd v. Early, 289 N.C. 343, 222 S.E. 2d 392 (1976). The judge’s role in ruling on a motion for summary judgment is to determine whether any material…