Legal Opinion
Ryan v. Eli Lilly & Co.
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided May 14, 1981No. Civ. A. 77-246PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CHAPMAN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court upon the defendants’ joint motion for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The rule provides that summary judgment shall be rendered when the papers offered in support and in opposition-thereto “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.” F.R.Civ.P. 56(c). A motion for summary judgment based on sworn affidavits and deposition testimony “pierces” the allegations of the pleadings. In the face of a properly…
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