Opinion ID: 1136361
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Text: Rule 56 of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure allows summary judgment where there are no genuine issues of material fact such that the moving part is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. To prevent summary judgment, the nonmoving party must establish a genuine issue of material fact by means allowable under the Rule. Lyle v. Mladinich, 584 So.2d 397, 398 (Miss. 1991). This Court employs a de novo standard of review in reviewing a lower court's grant of summary judgment motion. Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty Ins. Co. v. Curtis, 678 So.2d 983 (Miss. 1996), citing Spradlin v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co., 650 So.2d 1383, 1385 (Miss. 1995); Daniels v. GNB, Inc., 629 So.2d 595, 599 (Miss. 1993). Evidentiary matters are viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party. Palmer v. Biloxi Regional Medical Center, Inc., 564 So.2d 1346, 1354 (Miss. 1990). If any triable issues of fact exist, the lower court's decision to grant summary judgment will be reversed. Otherwise, the decision is affirmed. Brown v. Credit Center, Inc., 444 So.2d 358, 362 (Miss. 1983).