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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

White/Reach Brannon Rd., LLC v. Rite Aid of Kentucky, Inc., 488 S.W.3d 631 (2016)

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White/Reach Brannon Rd., LLC v. Rite Aid of Kentucky, Inc., 488 S.W.3d 631 (2016)
Parent Document
White/Reach Brannon Rd., LLC v. Rite Aid of Kentucky, Inc., 488 S.W.3d 631 (2016)
Jurisdiction
Kentucky (state)
Effective Date
2016-04-29

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The standard of review on appeal of a summary judgment is whether the trial judge correctly found that there were no issues as to any material fact and that the moving party was entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. Pearson ex rel. Trent v. National Feeding Systems, Inc., 90 S.W.3d 46, 49 (Ky.- 2002). Further, summary judgment is only proper when “it would be-impossible for the respondent to produce evidence at the trial warranting a judgment in his favor.” Steelvest, Inc. v. Scansteel Service Center, Inc., 807 S.W.2d 476, 480 (Ky.1991). In ruling on a motion for summary judgment, the Court is re quired to construe the record in a light most favorable to the party opposing the motion. Id. And a party opposing a summary judgment motion “cannot rely on the hope that the trier of fact will disbelieve the movant’s denial of a disputed fact, but ‘must present affirmative; evidence in order to defeat a properly supported motion for summary judgment.’ ” Id. at 481. ,