Feist v. Ferguson

111 agree with the result reached by the majority but write separately to emphasize that summary judgments deprive litigants of the opportunity to present their evidence to a factfinder and therefore should be granted only when the evidence presented at the motion for summary judgment establishes that there is no genuine issue of material fact in dispute. Independent Fire Ins. Co. v. Sunbeam Corp., 1999-2181, p. 17 (La.2/29/00), 755 So.2d 226, 236. Accordingly, summary judgment is generally inappropriate when a court is faced with competing affidavits. See, e.g., Hutchinson v. Knights of…