RATHBURN v. HAWKINS

No. 8128DC466.

286 S.E.2d 827 (1982)

Raymond Gerald RATHBURN and wife, Mary Frances Rathburn v. Denver C. HAWKINS and wife, Zola Mae Hawkins.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Riddle, Shackelford & Hyler by John E. Shackelford, Asheville, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Barnes, Wadford, Carter & Kropelnicki by Steven Kropelnicki, Jr., Asheville, for defendants-appellees.


CLARK, Judge.

The sole issue before this Court is whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment for defendants. G.S. 1A-1, Rule 56, provides that a motion for summary judgment is properly granted if the pleadings and other documents filed show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

An issue is material if the facts as alleged "would constitute a legal defense...

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