Signal Aviation Services, Inc. v. City of Lebanon

The petitioner, Signal Aviation Services, Inc. (Signal), appeals an order of the Superior Court {Vaughan, J.) granting the motion to dismiss filed by the respondent, City of Lebanon (City). We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

The following facts are found in the record. The City owns the Lebanon Municipal Airport. In July 1996, the City entered into a twenty-year lease with HL Leasing for certain airport land. HL Leasing assigned its rights under the lease to Sierra Nevada Helicopters, which then assigned the rights to its affiliate, Signal. In the lease, the City agreed, among…