Opinion ID: 1215594
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: standard of review

Text: Our well-established standard of review of an order granting summary judgment is that: A motion for summary judgment places an initial burden on the movant to make a prima facie showing that no genuine issue of material fact exists and that summary judgment should be granted as a matter of law. Rule 56(c), Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure. Once a prima facie showing is made, the burden shifts to the party opposing the motion to present specific facts showing that a genuine issue of material fact does exist. England v. Simmons, Wyo., 728 P.2d 1137, 1140-1141 (1986). We analyze challenges to a grant of summary judgment by reviewing the record in a light most favorable to the party opposing the motion giving him all favorable inferences that can be drawn from the facts.    Boehm v. Cody Country Chamber of Commerce, Wyo., 748 P.2d 704, 710 (1987). When the issue involves determining whether chattels become fixtures we have stated that:    Whether a chattel is a fixture or has in any case become a part of the realty is a mixed question of law and fact, and is to be determined from a consideration of all the facts and circumstances attending its annexation and use. [Citation.]    Anderson v. Englehart, 18 Wyo. 409, 108 P. 977, 979 (1910). As the Board points out in the opening paragraph of its brief, the facts in this case are not in dispute. Our review of the Board's issue is, therefore, confined to review of the trial court's application of the law of fixtures to those facts.