Publication Date
12-1975
Document Type
Special Contribution
Abstract
EDITOR'S NOTE: A motion for summary judgment is one of the most frequently used pre-trial motions. The following article was written as a quick-reference index for the Judges of the Cobb Superior Court in ruling on these motions. In keeping with our policy of presenting articles to aid the practicing attorney, as well as the academician, we are including the article in this year's Survey. This is the authority practicing attorneys will no doubt face from the Georgia judiciary on a motion for summary judgment.
I. PURPOSE
Purpose of Summary Judgment: A primary purpose of the summary judgment procedure is to allow a party to pierce the allegations of the pleadings and show the truth to the court and receive judgment where there is no genuine issue of material fact, although an issue may be raised by the pleadings. Parson v. Central of Georgia Ry., 129 Ga. App. 218, 219, 199 S.E.2d 396, 398 (1973).
Recommended Citation
Browning, Thomas J.
(1975)
"A Glance at Summary Judgment,"
Mercer Law Review: Vol. 27:
No.
1, Article 18.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.mercer.edu/jour_mlr/vol27/iss1/18