Court Opinion

ID: 9548333
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 18:01:49.317387+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:18:49.136492
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ERICKSON, Justice,
specially concurring:
An extremely complex business transaction was summarized in a stipulation supported by affidavits and depositions and was the basis for cross-motions for summary judgment. Despite the stipulation between Tri-Centennial Corporation and Elm Distributors, Inc. and the affidavits and depositions, controverted issues of fact existed which precluded entry of summary judgment. Jones v. Dressel, 623 P.2d 370 (Colo.1981). When a stipulation is ambiguous or incomplete and nothing in the record eliminates the contested issues of fact, summary judgment should not be entered. Williams v. White Mountain Const. Co., 749 P.2d 423, 430 (Colo.1988) (Mullarkey & Lohr, JJ., concurring and dissenting). Accordingly, I too would set aside the summary judgment entered by the trial court and would not enter summary judgment as ordered by the court of appeals, and would remand for trial on the merits.
I am authorized to say that Justice VOL-LACK joins in this special concurrence.