Court Opinion

ID: 9702723
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 23:21:59.513288+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:21:40.858142
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SABERS, Justice
(dissenting).
The conference opinion strains to make findings and reach conclusions to avoid the fact that a genuine issue of material fact exists. If these findings and conclusions had been appropriately reached by the trial court after a trial (or by a jury), I could concur. This, however, is summary judgment. On this muddled record, how can Jeff Ross, who signed the bid as owner, show that no genuine issues of material fact exist? That is his *118burden and he has failed to meet that burden. Dept. of Rev. v. Thiewes, 448 N.W.2d 1, 2 (S.D.1989) (citing Wilson v. Great N. Ry. Co., 83 S.D. 207, 212, 157 N.W.2d 19, 21 (1968)).