Ramsden v. Hawkinson Gas Service Co.

Summary judgment should not be granted unless the material facts are not in dispute, no competing inferences can arise, and the law that resolves the issue is clear and overrides any other issues either factual or legal which may appear. Fox v. Wand (1971), 50 Wis. 2d 241, 184 N. W. 2d 81.

When the trial court, in the exercise of its judicial discretion, is of the opinion that there are or may be material disputed facts, or that conflicting permissible inferences can arise from undisputed facts and thus denies a motion for summary judgment, generally, this court will not interfere with the…