Legal Opinion
Sipma v. Massachusetts Casualty Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 17, 2001No. 00-1289PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Chief Judge.
Mr. Sipma appeals the district court’s order of summary judgment. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm, but on a different rationale than that relied upon by the district court. See Phelan v. Laramie County Community College Bd. of Trustees, 235 F.3d 1243, 1246 (10th Cir.2000).
I. Background
The facts in this case are uncontested. In 1993, Appellant Randy Sipma acquired 49% of Bob’s Excavating and Snow Removal, Inc. (“the corporation”), with Bob Byron owning the other 51%. The corporation employed approximately four other employees.
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