Beggs v. City of Portales

OPINION

PICKARD, Judge.

{1} Plaintiffs appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant on Plaintiffs’ petition for declaratory judgment and breach of contract claim. Plaintiffs are fourteen retired employees of Defendant City of Portales (City) who are challenging the City’s decision to discontinue partial reimbursement of retiree health care insurance premiums. Below, the district court concluded that summary judgment was appropriate because Plaintiffs had no contractual or vested rights in the payment of retiree health insurance benefits. We agree and affirm.

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