Dresher v. Burt

The sole issue in this appeal involves the standards for granting summary judgment when the moving party asserts that the nonmoving party has no evidence to establish an essential element of the nonmoving party’s case. In particular, the issue certified to this court by the Court of Appeals for Montgomery County is, “[m]ay a court grant summary judgment when neither the movant nor the non-movant provides evidentiary materials demonstrating that there are no material facts in dispute and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law?” (Emphasis sic.) Resolution of this issue requires…