Opinion ID: 1674851
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Heading: whether the lower court erred in granting summary judgment to defendants?

Text: Miss.R.Civ.Pro. Rule 56(c) states that summary judgment is proper only where there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and ... the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. The movant bears the burden of proof. Pargo v. Electric Furnace Co., 498 So.2d 833, 835 (Miss. 1986); Shaw v. Burchfield, 481 So.2d 247, 252 (Miss. 1985). In the instant case, the defendants' motion for summary judgment is supported only by a defective affidavit along with a lease agreement and a release, neither of which says what the appellees interpret it to say. The lower court should not have granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment.