GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—Colorado Mesa University is suing over a canceled charter flight for its football team.
The Daily Sentinel reports () the school says it paid Iowa-based STM Charters Inc. $75,000 to fly the team to Arcadia, Calif., for a game Aug. 30 against Humboldt State. The university says STM’s president said the flight was confirmed, provided the company was paid by Aug. 24. The university says it signed a contract Aug. 20 and made a payment the next day, but it was told Aug. 22 that the flight was no longer available.
The team made other travel arrangements for $93,000. It is seeking damages of $18,000.
STM denies receiving a signed contract and says the university’s losses were caused by events outside its control.
A trial is set for Aug. 27.
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Information from: The Daily Sentinel,
