Steven Valdez v. Philip Neuman

MEMORANDUM *

Plaintiff Steven Troy Valdez appeals the judgment against him after a bench trial in his suit for contract rescission. We vacate in part, affirm in part, and remand.

I. Rescission

The meaning of “assume” is not ambiguous and therefore can be decided as a matter of law. See Chwialkowski v. Sachs, 108 Nev. 404, 834 P.2d 405, 406 (1992) (per curiam) (holding that summary judgment was proper because unambiguous contractual language can be construed as a matter of law). To “assume” a debt is to agree to pay that debt when it is due, for assumption of a debt requires “be-com[ing] bound as…