Opinion ID: 2632538
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Heading: standard of review

Text: Summary judgment is proper if the pleadings, depositions, 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. I.R.C.P. 56(c). On review of a district court's grant of summary judgment, this Court exercises free review in determining whether a genuine issue of material fact exists and whether the prevailing party was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Andersen v. Prof'l Escrow Servs., Inc., 141 Idaho 743, 745-46, 118 P.3d 75, 77-78 (2005). For purposes of summary judgment, the Court construes the evidence liberally and draws all reasonable inferences in favor of the nonmoving party. Id.