Opinion ID: 889378
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Text: ¶13 We review a district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo, applying the same standard as the district court pursuant to M. R. Civ. P. 56. Kaeding v. W.R. Grace & Co., 1998 MT 160, ¶ 15, 289 Mont. 343, 961 P.2d 1256. The movant must demonstrate that no genuine issues of material fact exist. Once the movant carries his burden, the burden then shifts to the non-moving party to prove, by more than mere denial and speculation that a genuine issue does exist. If the court determines that genuine issues of fact do not exist, it must then determine whether the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Id. 5 We review the legal determinations made by a district court as to whether they are correct. Id.