SUMMARY JUDGMENT:

     A summary judgment, or accelerated judgment, is a procedural technique to promptly dispose of cases where the facts appear undisputed and certain from the pleadings, depositions, admissions and affidavits on record, or for weeding out sham claims or defenses at an early stage of the litigation to avoid the expense and loss of time involved in a trial. (PHILIPPINE BUSINESS BANK vs. FELIPE CHUA, G.R. No. 178899, November 15, 2010, BRION, J.).