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Underclassmen
After dominating the
headlines for months.
a 51.5 million out-of-court
settlement and a new roof ended
The sa~a of the 'leaRY dome'
I
I was fin 11ly settled.
Alter being tangled in a maze of
lawsuits, CQuntersuits and arbitration,
a $1.5 million Qut-af-court settlement
ended a year and a half of
litigation over the leaking Kibbie Dome
rool.
Patrick Sullivan, the lawyer handling
the case lor the university, said the
agreement provided for a lump-sum
payment to the university and prohibits
all parties involved from Wing further
claims.
David McKinney, Ul Financial Vice
President, said that while the $1.5 will
not cover the costs of repairing the
dome, it will save the university money
in the long run.
"I saw an awiullot of future costs from
consultants' and attorneys' fees if we'd
pursued this in court. And I'm not sure
the reward would go up," McKinney
said.
The university was asking for $11.2
million from the dome's builder, Emerick
Construction of Portland, and its architect,
Cline Smull, Hamill Associates
of Boise.
In a suit filed in June of 1981, the
university claimed that defects in the
workmanship caused the dome roof to
leak and, that the design was in
violation of Idaho's Uniform Building
Code.
The action spawned a confusing array
of counter-suits that drew Emerick's in­
~urance company - Aetna Casualty
and Surety - and a number 01 subcontractors
and suppliers into the fray.
Meanwhile, the university had been
paying lor dome repairs out of a capital
improvement fund.
About $650,000 was spent on temporary
roof repairs, and during the summer
a new, permanent rool was built at a
cost of nearly $1 million.
In the fall, eight contractors were
hired to repair water damage inside the
dome and correct building code
violations, adding another $560,000 to
the repair bill.
The final price tag for fiXing the roof,
including fees for attorneys and consultants
totaled well over $2 million according
to McKinney. 0
Laura Wat!!'rman, Jr., Caldwell
Lisa Wat!!'rs, Fr., Thomasville, Ga.
Susan Watkins. Fr., Boi.~e
Barbara Weber, Fr., Kennewick, Wash.
Douglas Weber, Soph., Juneau, Ala.
Teresa Weber, Jr., Idaho Falls
Dennir Weigt, Soph., Twin Falls
Brian Wernecke, Fr" Mascow
Jell Wescott Jr., Sandpoint
Joon West. Fr., Nampa
T1m We,S1ermonn. Fr., Twin Falls
James Wheat, Soph., Idaho Falls
Robert Wheaton. NG Sr., Plummer
Snow White, Fr., Pocatello
John Whitten, Soph., Detroit, Mich.
John Wiebe. Fr" Fruitland
Pat Wiese, Fr., Moscow
Maurice Wild, Jr., Santa Clara, Cali!.
Carol Lynn Wiley. Jr., Sandpoint
Pete WiJhl!'lm. Jr., Sandpoint
Sonya WilJrins, Soph., Emmell
Dove WJJJrJson.Fr., Lake Villa, m.
Martina Williamson. Fr., Idaho Falls
John Willson. Port Angeles, Wash.
Debbie Wilson. Soph., Weippe
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