Gifford v. Sears, 19 Mass. L. Rptr. 716 (2005)

Citation: Gifford v. Sears, 19 Mass. L. Rptr. 716 (2005)
Parent Document: Gifford v. Sears, 19 Mass. L. Rptr. 716 (2005)
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date: 2005-08-12
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8355893/gifford-v-sears/ ↗

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Summaiy judgment shall be granted where there are no genuine issues as to any material fact and where the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Mass.R.Civ.P. 56(c); Cassesso v. Commissioner of Correction, 390 Mass. 419, 422 (1983); Community Nat’l Bank v. Dawes, 369 Mass. 550, 553 (1976). The moving party bears the burden of affirmatively demonstrating the absence of a triable issue, and that the summaiy judgment record entitles the moving party to judgment as a matter of law. Pederson v. Time, Inc., 404 Mass. 14, 16-17 (1989). The moving party may satisfy this burden either by submitting *718affirmative evidence that negates an essential element of the opposing party’s case or by demonstrating that the opposing party has no reasonable expectation of proving an essential element of his case at trial. Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp., 410 Mass. 706, 716 (1991). A. Count II: Violation of G.L.c. 143, §51

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