CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO v. BECHTEL CORP.

No. 77-1858.

599 F.2d 382 (1979)

CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, and the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BECHTEL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided May 29, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Johnson of Horn, Anderson & Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Leland M. Coulter, City Atty. and Louise L. Edmonds, Asst. City Atty., Aurora, Colo., on the brief), for plaintiffs-appellants.

Charles H. Haines, Jr., Denver, Colo. (Gary L. Holdeman, Denver, Colo., on the brief), of Grant, McHendrie, Haines & Crouse, Denver, Colo., for defendant-appellee.

Before McWILLIAMS, BARRETT, Circuit Judges, and MILLER, Judge, United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.


BARRETT, Circuit Judge.

The Cities of Aurora and Colorado Springs, Colorado (Cities) appeal a grant of summary judgment in favor of Bechtel Corporation (Bechtel) based upon the bar of the statute of limitations. Jurisdiction vests by reason of diversity.

In the early 1950s, growth along the front range of the Colorado Rockies began to increase at a significant rate. As the population grew, the need for water also increased. This influx of population resulted...

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