A summary judgment requires clear law and undisputed facts

Evidence

Finally, either the plaintiff or the defendant may move for a summary judgment—a binding determination of the case without a trial. However, a judge can grant a motion for summary judgment only if the law is clear and the facts of the case are undisputed, leaving no issue to submit to a jury. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1088

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines summary judgment precisely as a binding pre-trial determination contingent on clear law and undisputed facts.
• XREF: connects to: Vague legal arrangements can articulate tightly when applied to concrete facts — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process: Basic Problems in…, 1680; Directed verdicts require courts to decide if facts permit reasonable inferences — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 221

Broader Connections

• Directed verdicts require courts to decide if facts permit reasonable inferences #expands (0.78) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 221
• Vague legal arrangements can articulate tightly when applied to concrete facts #complicates (0.75) — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process, 1680