FARMINGTON POLICE OFFICERS v. FARMINGTON

No. 24,972.

137 P.3d 1204 (2006)

139 N.M. 750

2006-NMCA-077

FARMINGTON POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA LOCAL 7911, Vince Mitchell and Paul Martinez, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF FARMINGTON, Farmington Police Department, Mark McCloskey, and Doug McKim, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

May 17, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Tryon, Albuquerque, NM for Appellees.

Bingham, Hurst, Apodaca & Wile, P.C., Michael W. Wile, Albuquerque, NM for Appellants.


OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

{1} This case presents us with an opportunity to harmonize the procedural standards governing summary judgment with the substantive standards for determining which party's understanding should prevail in a dispute over the meaning of a contractual term. We hold that, in the present case, the Plaintiffs failed to eliminate genuine issues of material fact bearing upon which party's interpretation should control. We therefore...

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