Fishburn v. City of Colorado Springs

Opinion by

Judge BRIGGS.

Plaintiffs, nine employees and former employees of defendant, City of Colorado Springs (city), appeal a partial summary judgment dismissing as untimely their claims for breach of contract. We reverse and remand the cause for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Twenty-six employees or former employees of the city’s water department, including these plaintiffs, filed an action alleging that they were offered employment upon terms and conditions set forth in the city’s Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual. The Manual included a provision that non-exempt…