Landfill Royalty Dispute Survives Summary Judgment on Contract Interpretation of 'Operated On' Property Language

In Arnold v. Blue Ridge Landfill, the court denied defendant's motion for summary judgment in a royalty payment dispute turning on whether contractual language requiring payments on revenues for "final disposal of solid waste in the sanitary landfill operated on the Property" encompasses disposal occurring in portions of the landfill not physically located on the Property. The ruling preserves plaintiff's claim that the royalty obligation extends beyond the strict geographic boundaries of the Property itself.