Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.
Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co., 398 U.S. 144 (1970), was a United States Supreme Court case where the majority ruling, written by Justice Harlan, asserted that the burden of showing a lack of factual controversy rests upon the party asserting the summary judgment. It was later challenged by Celotex Corp. v. Catrett (1986), but the case was not officially overruled.
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Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.
Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co., 398 U.S. 144 (1970), was a United States Supreme Court case where the majority ruling, written by Justice Harlan, asserted that the burden of showing a lack of factual controversy rests upon the party asserting the summary judgment. It was later challenged by Celotex Corp. v. Catrett (1986), but the case was not officially overruled.
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Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co., ...... was not officially overruled.
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A party moving for summary jud ...... a lack of factual controversy.
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Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 420 U.S.C. §1983
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Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.
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Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co., ...... was not officially overruled.
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Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.
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Sandra Adickes, Petitioner v. S. H. Kress & Company
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