Los Angeles Police Protective League v. City of Lo
The City of Los Angeles appeals from the declaratory judgment entered in favor of plaintiffs Los Angeles Police Protective League and United Firefighters of Los Angeles City after the trial court found that the City had agreed to guaranteed annual increases in the health insurance subsidies of the two groups’ retired members. The trial court determined that the extrinsic evidence offered by both parties was consistent with only the plaintiffs’ interpretation of the parties’ letter of agreement, which was reflected in the “plain meaning” of that agreement. We reverse and remand for a new trial because, contrary to the trial court’s findings, the agreement was ambiguous and the extrinsic evidence was in conflict. As a result, the trial court did not properly evaluate the extrinsic evidence when interpreting the agreement.
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