Topic: summary judgment exists to examine the sufficiency of legal… · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 14 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Babcock v. State.

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1 Babcock v. State Anchor
wash · 1991
green “summary judgment exists to examine the sufficiency of legal claims and narrow issues, not as an unfair substitute for trial.” 8
2 Barnes v. McLendon
wash · 1996
green “there is no genuine issue of material fact and the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” 6

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