Opinion ID: 890272
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: standard of review

Text: ¶14 We review de novo a district court’s grant of summary judgment. McConkey v. Flathead Elec. Coop., 2005 MT 334, ¶ 19, 330 Mont. 48, 125 P.3d 1121. We apply the same method of evaluation applied by the district court. McConkey, ¶ 19. Summary judgment is proper if no genuine issues of material fact exist and the moving party is entitled to judgment 4 as a matter of law. McConkey, ¶ 19. The party seeking summary judgment possesses the burden of establishing a complete absence of any genuine issues of material fact. McConkey, ¶ 19. Once the moving party has met its burden, the opposing party must present material and substantial evidence, rather than mere conclusory or speculative statements, to raise a genuine issue of material fact. McConkey, ¶ 19.