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Nature of Suit Code: 195
Nature of Suit: Contract Product Liability
Cause of Action: 

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT 

FILED 

United States Court of Appeals 

Tenth Ci::cuit 

CHESTER JEFFERS; BETTY ANN JEFFERS, 

Plaintiffs-Appellants, 

v. 

ROBERT L. BUTLER; A.R. EATINGER, 

individually and as Partners 

d/b/a Four Hills Self Storage, 

Defendants-Appellees. 

APR 19 1991 

~ ROBERTL.HOECKER 

> Clerk ) 

) No. 90-2111 

) (D.C. No. 89-682-M) 

) (D. N.M.) 

) 

) 

) 

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ORDER AND JUDGMENT* 

Before ANDERSON, TACHA, Circuit Judges, and KANE,** District 

Judge. 

**Honorable John L. 

District Court for 

designation. 

Kane, Senior District Judge, United States 

the District of Colorado, sitting by 

After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel 

has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially 

assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 

34(a); 10th Cir. R. 34.1.9. 

submitted without oral argument. 

* 

The case is therefore ordered 

This order and judgment has no precedential value and shall 

not be cited, or used by any court within the Tenth Circuit, 

except for purposes of establishing the doctrines of the law of 

the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppal. 10th Cir. R. 

36.3. 

Appellate Case: 90-2111 Document: 010110034253 Date Filed: 04/19/1991 Page: 1 
Plaintiffs appeal the district court's order granting 

defendants summary judgment on plaintiffs' claims, asserted under 

New Mexico law, for breach of contract, breach of a covenant of 

good faith and fair dealing, wrongful discharge, and intentional 

infliction of emotional distress, arising from defendants' 

termination of plaintiffs' employment. The district court 

determined that the statute of limitations barred the breach of 

contract claim and that the wrongful discharge claim failed to 

state a cause of action under New Mexico law. Further, the 

district court determined that the two remaining claims were 

dependent on the breach of contract and wrongful discharge claims 

and, therefore, should also be dismissed. 

This court reviews an . order granting summary judgment de 

novo, viewing the record in the light most favorable to the 

nonmoving party. Ewing v. Amoco Oil Co., 823 F.2d 1432, 1437 

(10th Cir. 1987). Summary judgment is appropriate only if there 

is no genuine issue of material fact and the moving party is 

entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c). 

For substantially the reasons stated in the district court's 

memorandum opinion and order entered May 14, 1990, we AFFIRM the 

district court's order granting defendants summary judgment. 

Entered for the Court 

John L. Kane 

Senior District Judge 

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Appellate Case: 90-2111 Document: 010110034253 Date Filed: 04/19/1991 Page: 2