What are the parties' obligations on a summary judgment motion?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ronald Gunraj v. Chris Cyr, 2012 ONSC 1609 (CanLII):
Nevertheless, the well-established principles relating to the parties obligations on summary judgment motions continue to apply. In particular, each party must still “put its best foot forward”: Combined Air at para. 56. The moving party must provide a level of proof that demonstrates that a trial is unnecessary to fairly and justly resolve the issues: Healey v. Lakeridge Health Corp.[4]
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