Morrison v. Shanwick International Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• defining “contest” to mean an action taken to “deny an adverse claim or assert a defense to it in a court proceeding”
• explaining any objection to a procedural defect in the filing of a motion for summary judgment is waived where the aggrieved party fails to timely object
• considering a request for attorney fees made pursuant to § 12-341.01
• Courts must ensure “[n]otice and an opportunity to be heard . . . as provided by the regular and established rules of procedure.”
• “[A] 26 contested action is one in which the defendant has appeared and generally defends 27 against the claims and demands made by the plaintiff.”
• “The requirements of timely notice and meaningful opportunity to be heard certainly envision more than contemporaneous notice and opportunity to be heard on an unsuspecting and unprepared party.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).