Opinion ID: 2640464
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: The Standard of Review On Summary Process

Text: ¶ 4 Summary judgment is permissible only if no substantial controversy exists as to any material fact. [5] Disputed issues of fact must be resolved by trial, the law's very antithesis of summary decisional process. When uncontroverted proof lends support to conflicting inferences, [6] the choice to be made between the opposite alternatives does not present an issue of law for the court but rather one for the trier of fact. [7] All inferences to be drawn from the evidentiary materials must be viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party. [8] Only if the court should conclude there is no material fact (or opposite inferences) in dispute and the law favors the movant's claim or liability-defeating defense is the moving party entitled to summary relief in its favor. B.