Opinion ID: 1621913
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Heading: whether the trial court erred in denying herrington's motion for a stay or in the alternative an extension before ruling on the summary judgment motion.

Text: ¶ 5. Leaf River Forest Products, Inc. included in its motion and renewed motion for summary judgment the affidavit of Dr. Joseph Rodricks, an expert in dioxin analysis, two affidavits of Warren Richardson, the pulp mill manager, and the affidavit of Professor Christopher Rappe, head of the Institute for Environmental Chemistry in Umea, Sweden. Herrington contends she should have been given an extension or stay in order to investigate the validity of Dr. Christopher Rappe's affidavit and to depose Dr. Rappe. Leaf River Forest Products contends summary judgment was proper even without the affidavit of Dr. Rappe. We agree with Leaf River.