summary judgement

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Related to summary judgement: Motion for summary judgment
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judicial decision, judgment, judgement - (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
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The hospital filed a motion for summary judgement have the case dismissed.
For an example of a post-Brosseau decision-granting summary judgement, see Blanford v.
The district court granted summary judgement in favor of the officers, finding that they were entitled to qualified immunity for beating the prisoner while he was handcuffed.
Investment properties sought summary judgement declaring that it is entitled to the refund on the grounds that: (a) the building owner would be unjustly enriched if it received the credit for the savings, and (b) that since the lease is silent as to the question of how the tax refund should be allocated, principals of equity and fairness dictate that the refund should go to Investment Properties, since it paid the taxes.

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