Opinion ID: 1776306
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: there are also genuine issues of material fact present and unconsidered by the trial court.

Text: CR 56.03 provides that The judgment sought shall be rendered forthwith if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, stipulations, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. Summary judgment procedure is designed to expedite the disposition of cases and avoid unnecessary trials when no genuine issues of fact are raised. Dossett v. New York Mining and Manufacturing Co., Ky., 451 S.W.2d 843 (1970). The trial court must examine the evidentiary material, not in order to decide any issue of fact but only to determine if a real issue does exist. It is not necessary that there must be many genuine issues of fact; it is sufficient to deny the granting of a summary judgment even though the genuine issue of a material fact may be small. Simpson v. Graves, Ky., 451 S.W.2d 399 (1970). A review of the record in the subject action discloses that there are many genuine issues of fact and that the trial judge erred in granting a summary judgment dismissing Green's complaint. Without in any way limiting the parties as to the character, extent or nature of the evidence that may be presented, we note that (1) was there a new street involved in the division; (2) were all of the lots five acres or more; and (3) was the division of land for agricultural purposes?