Legal Opinion
Reliance Insurance Co. v. Barron's
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 18, 1977No. 76 Civ. 4094PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BRIEANT, District Judge.
After exhaustive pre-trial discovery, upon a mound of papers submitted by both sides exceeding in volume those usually resulting from a plenary trial, defendants have now moved for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56, F.R.Civ.P. If it appears clear that an essential element of plaintiff’s claim cannot be proved at trial, for want of evidence, it is appropriate to grant the motion. Summary judgment is a remedy which must be applied when the Court is convinced as a matter of law that the suit can have only one possible outcome. See Epoch Producing…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug StoresSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by75 opinions
- R.G. Group, Inc., and R.G. Restaurant Associates v. The Horn & Hardart Company, and Bojangles' of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Strada v. Connecticut Newspapers, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Bruno & Stillman, Inc. v. Globe Newspaper Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Steaks Unlimited, Inc. v. Donna Deaner and Wtae-Tv4 and Hearst CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Jackie Collins Lerman v. Flynt Distributing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
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