University of Arizona v. County of Pima

OPINION

LIVERMORE, Presiding Judge.

Petitioners have brought this special action from the trial court’s denial of a motion for summary judgment which would, in effect, terminate litigation brought against them by the former University of Arizona men’s basketball coach, Ben Lindsey. Petitioners’ motion was based on alternative grounds: (1) the parol evidence rule bars the real party in interest’s claim of a multi-year employment contract which conflicts with his written employment agreement, and (2) the alleged unconditional employment contract for more than one year is void and unenforceable…