Legal Opinion
Dennis J. Gallagher v. The Continental Insurance Company, a New York Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1974No. 73-1885PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants, as citizens and taxpayers of Colorado and the United States, brought this class action in state court to recover 55 million dollars for “the treasury of the State of Colorado and the treasury of the United States, as their interests may appear.” The controversy centers around a highway tunnel which is part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. The defendants-appellees are the project contractors, their sureties, the State of Colorado, and various Colorado officials. All defendants moved under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(c) for…
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