Cottonwood Improvement District v. Qwest Corp.

Memorandum Decision

VOROS, Judge:

T1 The question on appeal is whether Qwest Corporation (Qwest) is obligated to reimburse Cottonwood Improvement District (Cottonwood) $31,022.90 for the cost of removing a cable owned by Qwest from a sewer line owned by Cottonwood. At trial, Cottonwood proceeded on three theories: promissory estoppel, unjust enrichment, and violation of the Damage to Underground Utility Facilities Act. See Utah Code Ann. §§ 54-82a-2 to -18 (LexisNexis 2010). In keeping with the special verdicts returned by an advisory jury, the trial court granted judgment for Cottonwood on the…