Opinion ID: 1360506
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: THE TRIAL COURT PROPERLY REJECTED THE AFFIDAVITS PRESENTED BY McGARY FROM CONSIDERATION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Text: During the arguments before the trial court, the Department challenged the sufficiency of the affidavits submitted by McGary, pursuant to I.R.C.P. 56(e). The Department claimed that the affidavits presented by McGary were insufficient. According to the Department, the claims made by McGary in his affidavits were conclusory and not within the knowledge of the affiants. The Department asserted that McGary made broad claims about all of the offerees and investors and did not make specific showings for each offeree or investor. The Department claimed that McGary failed to make a showing as to each element of his asserted exemptions, that the affidavits were not based on sufficient foundation, and that the statements contained in the affidavits would not be admissible at trial. The trial court, in rendering its decision, rejected the affidavits presented by McGary on the grounds that the affidavits contained allegations of essential issues that were insufficient, conclusory, and based on hearsay. The trial court additionally found that the affidavits were not based on personal knowledge and did not set forth specific facts to support McGary's affirmative defenses, as required in I.R.C.P. 56(e).