20 Cited authorities

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

    477 U.S. 242 (1986)   Cited 235,819 times   38 Legal Analyses
    Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

    477 U.S. 317 (1986)   Cited 215,979 times   40 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"
  3. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Co.

    313 U.S. 487 (1941)   Cited 10,468 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Erie doctrine applies to conflict-of-law rules
  4. Peer International Corp. v. Pausa Records, Inc.

    498 U.S. 1109 (1991)   Cited 242 times
    Finding that a party has no right to a jury trial on its copyright infringement claim pursuant to Rule 55(b) or the Seventh Amendment
  5. RRC Northeast, LLC v. BAA Maryland, Inc.

    413 Md. 638 (Md. 2010)   Cited 353 times
    Holding dismissal appropriate where the plaintiff failed to "allege an explicit or implicit promise by [the defendant] to be [contractually] bound" to a particular obligation
  6. Miller v. Leathers

    913 F.2d 1085 (4th Cir. 1990)   Cited 419 times
    Holding that an inmate alleging excessive force was "entitled to have the credibility of his evidence as forecast assumed, his version of all that is in dispute accepted, and all internal conflicts in it resolved favorably to him.".
  7. Thompson Everett v. National Cable Advert

    57 F.3d 1317 (4th Cir. 1995)   Cited 362 times
    Affirming summary judgment for defendants
  8. Carr v. Deeds

    453 F.3d 593 (4th Cir. 2006)   Cited 179 times
    Holding that excessive force is "the sort [of force] repugnant to the conscience of mankind"
  9. General Motors Acceptance v. Daniels

    303 Md. 254 (Md. 1985)   Cited 323 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding parol evidence not admissible to prove secondary liability as guarantor where individual who co-signed a contract to purchase an automobile for his brother signed the contract as a "buyer" and where "[t]he contract clearly stated that all buyers agreed to be jointly and severally liable," thereby establishing primary liability as a surety
  10. Konover Property Trust, Inc. v. WHE Associates, Inc.

    142 Md. App. 476 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2002)   Cited 132 times
    Holding that "a contract is made where the last act necessary to make the contract binding occurs."
  11. Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 56   Cited 328,160 times   158 Legal Analyses
    Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
  12. Section 3 CCR 714-1-M-2

    3 Colo. Code Regs. § 714-1-M-2   Cited 1 times

    A licensee will disclose to a prospective purchaser any information which he knows about the manufactured home which would be considered material to a decision to purchase, including but not limited to: a. The inability to place the manufactured home or purchaser in a specific manufactured home community identified by the purchaser. b. Any defect which would make the home uninhabitable. c. The lack of the number of wheels, axles and tires included as original equipment. d. The fact that the manufactured