Legal Opinion

Gillespie v. DeWitt

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided August 4, 1981No. 808SC810PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRIS, Chief Judge.

Defendant’s sole assignment of error is to the trial court’s granting plaintiffs motion for summary judgment. G.S. 1A-1, Rule 56(c) specifies that summary judgment should be granted “if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that any party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” We need not review again the familiar standards for this motion. For a comprehensive summary of the law with respect to Rule 56 see Justice Moore’s…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Kessing v. National Mortgage CorporationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
  2. Investment Properties of Asheville, Inc. v. NorburnSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
  3. Thompson v. SolesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  4. O'Grady v. First Union National BankSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  5. Branch Banking & Trust Co. v. CreasySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Coastal Production Credit Ass'n v. Goodson Farms, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
  2. Three Sisters Partners, L.L.C. v. Harden (In Re Shangra-La, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
  3. Fourticq v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1984
  4. International Harvester Credit Corp. v. BowmanCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
  5. FRANSMART, LLC v. Freshii Development, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2011

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