Legal Opinion
Rainey v. Ford Motor Credit Company
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 24, 1975No. SC 893PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Justice.
Plaintiff, John W. Rainey, filed an action claiming damages for the alleged conversion of a 1972 Ford pick-up truck. The trial court entered a summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Ford Motor Credit Company, and plaintiff appealed.
ARCP 56 permits a defending party to move for a summary judgment at any time. If the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with affidavits, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact, and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law, the summary judgment will…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Collins v. HardymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- The First National Bank of Cincinnati v. Sidney Pepper, Elsie W. Cox, Defendants-Cross-Claimants-Appellants, Modern Talking Picture Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- Burns v. CampbellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
- New York Times Company v. SullivanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1962
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Draughon v. General Fin. Credit Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Simmons MacH. Co. Inc. v. M. & M Brokerage, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Wright v. TurnerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- Mary J. Thompson v. Ford Motor Credit Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- USA I Lehndorff Vermoegensverwaltung GmbH & Cie v. Cousins Club, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1976
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