Farmington Police Officers Ass'n Communication Workers Local 7911 v. City of Farmington

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 reverse the grant of summary judgment in Plaintiffs’ favor.

BACKGROUND

{2} Plaintiffs Vince Mitchell and Paul Martinez were at all material times…