Opinion ID: 714979
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Genuine Issue of Material Fact As To Whether The

Text: 87 Defendants Were Acting Within The Scope Of Their Agency 88 Life Care has alleged that the Defendants were pursuing their own interests when their contractual relationships were unilaterally severed. Specifically, Life Care has maintained that its services were terminated by the Defendants in the hope that this action would allow them to entrench themselves as general partners without any regard for the best interests of Charles Town. 89 Under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a summary judgment is to be entered if (1) the moving party demonstrates that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact, and (2) the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could find only for the moving party. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 106 S.Ct. 2505, 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986). In making this determination, the court is authorized to examine any pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, admissions, and affidavits in a light that is most favorable to the non-moving party. Boyd v. Ford Motor Company, 948 F.2d 283 (6th Cir.1991), cert. denied., 503 U.S. 939, 112 S.Ct. 1481, 117 L.Ed.2d 624 (1992); See also United States v. Diebold, Inc., 369 U.S. 654, 655, 82 S.Ct. 993, 994, 8 L.Ed.2d 176 (1962); Bender v. Southland Corp., 749 F.2d 1205, 1210-11 (6th Cir.1984). 90 An examination of the Defendants' motion for summary judgment in a light that is most favorable to the opposing party reveals that their general denials of Life Care's allegations did not eliminate all of the genuine issues of material facts which relate to the motivations, if any, behind their administrative decision. 14 Therefore, the entry of a summary judgment on the tortious interference issue should have been denied and a reversal is warranted. 91