Farber v. State
| Decision Date | 22 March 1978 |
| Parties | J. R. FARBER and Amelia V. Farber, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The STATE of Idaho, the City of Nampa, Asphalt Paving and Construction Co., Inc., a corporation, Defendants, and The State of Idaho, Defendant-Respondent. |
| Court | Idaho Supreme Court |
Kenneth F. White, Nampa, for plaintiffs-appellants.
Michael A. Greene of Eberle, Berlin, Kading, Turnbow & Gillespie, Boise, for defendants-respondents.
This appeal is from an order dismissing an action against defendant-respondent State of Idaho, one of three named defendants. The action was for damages sustained by plaintiffs-appellants J. R. Farber and his wife, Amelia V. Farber, as a result of street reconstruction work. The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the order is appealable under I.R.C.P. 54(b). We conclude that it is not and, accordingly, dismiss the appeal.
This action involves the reconstruction of Twelfth Avenue South and Seventh Street South in Nampa, Idaho. Respondent State of Idaho entered into a cooperative agreement with defendant City of Nampa for the reconstruction project, and defendant Asphalt Paving and Construction Company was awarded the contract to perform the reconstruction work. Appellants own a building and lot located at the intersection of Twelfth Avenue South and Seventh Street South, both of which were affected by the reconstruction work.
Appellants filed suit against respondent State of Idaho and defendants City of Nampa, and Asphalt Paving and Construction Company alleging a right to recover damages primarily for the negligent planning, construction and design of the project. Appellants amended complaint also sought to recover damages for the wrongful taking of a portion of their property.
A formal claim for damages against defendant City of Nampa was filed on October 10, 1973, as provided by the Idaho tort claims act, 1 but no formal claim against respondent State of Idaho was filed until August 12, 1974. Respondent State of Idaho moved to dismiss the action because of appellants' failure to file timely notice of the claim with the state under the Idaho tort claims act. The district court granted the motion and dismissed appellants' claims against respondent State of Idaho with prejudice. Further proceedings in the district court have been stayed pending this appeal from the order of the district court.
At least two separate claims against three parties are involved in this action, i. e. it is both a multiple claim and multiple party action. This appeal, however, only involves the dismissal of claims against one of the parties, respondent State of Idaho. For this dismissal to be appealable it must be certified as a final judgment under I.R.C.P. 54(b).
Rule 54(b). Judgment upon multiple claims. When more than one claim for relief is presented in an action . . . the court may direct the entry of a final...
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