Suggs v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen

Frankum, Judge.

“The crux of the summary judgment procedure is that if there is no substantial issue as to any material fact, then the court can apply the appropriate legal principles and define the legal rights of the parties without lengthy trials to establish the already undisputed facts.” Caldwell v. Mayor &c. of Savannah, 101 Ga. App. 683, 684 (115 SE2d 403). See also Scales v. Peevy, 103 Ga. App. 42 (118 SE2d 193).

Code Ann. § 110-1203, requires the trial court, in ruling on a motion for summary judgment, to consider “the pleadings, depositions, and admissions on file, together with the…