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 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
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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
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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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