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2004-05-28 |
QUISUMBING, J. |
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| A court may grant a summary judgment to settle expeditiously a case if, on motion of either party, there appears from the pleadings, depositions, admissions, and affidavits that no important issues of fact are involved, except the amount of damages. In such event, the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. Trial courts have limited authority to render summary judgments and may do so only when there is clearly no genuine issue as to any material fact.[15] In other words, in a motion for summary judgment, the crucial question is: are the issues raised in the pleadings genuine, sham or fictitious, as shown by affidavits, depositions or admissions accompanying the motion? [16] | |||||