No. 18-176
Conestoga Trust Services, LLC, as Trustee of the Conestoga Settlement Trust, dated May 1, 2010 v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
Tags: civil-procedure direct-evidence disinterested-witness evidence judicial-discretion material-fact material-facts nonmovant reasonable-jury reasonable-jury-standard summary-judgment witness-credibility
Key Terms:
Privacy Jurisdiction
Privacy Jurisdiction
Latest Conference:
2018-10-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a court may weigh and discredit direct evidence from a disinterested witness that would prove a material fact, under the guise of applying the 'reasonable jury' standard
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether a court considering a motion for summary judgment may, under the guise of applying the “reasonable jury” standard, weigh and discredit direct evidence from a disinterested witness that is favorable to the nonmovant and, if believed, would prove the material fact at issue. (i)
Docket Entries
2018-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
2018-09-25
Reply of petitioners Conestoga Trust Services, LLC, et al. filed.
2018-09-10
Brief of respondent Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada in opposition filed.
2018-08-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 10, 2018)
Attorneys
Conestoga Trust Services, LLC, et al.
James C. Orr Jr. — Heygood, Orr & Pearson, Petitioner
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
Stephen R. Harris — Cozen O'Connor, Respondent