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Show City Counters District's Suit counsel, which Fire District funds will not cover even under its insurance, according accord-ing to Saunders. He also indicated the legality of the Commission was not in issue and was surprised the City made it part of the plead ings. Saunders went on to say he had been negotiating the suit already with Clyde and hopes the matters concerned can be resolved amicably without the necessity of litigation. Park City filed an Answer, Counter Claim and Third ' Party Complaint against the Park City Fire Protection District and Jean Buchanan, Robert E. Burnes, Jr., and Herbert Johnson as individuals individ-uals this week. The Fire District had originally filed suit against the City and Deer Valley last week. The essence of the responsive respon-sive pleading, is MM the denial by the City there was ever any agreement between the Fire District and Deer Valley granting the Fire District land and equipment in exchange for fire protection. protec-tion. The Counter-Claim alleges the Fire Protection District is an "invalidly established political subdivision of Summit Sum-mit County, Utah, and is an unincorporated association. "1, and the three named Commissioners are in receipt of public funds which they have expended on the Fire District, illegally, since there is no legally constituted Fire District. The Answer also pleads several technical legal defenses de-fenses to the suit, all of which will have to be determined as a matter of law by the Court. Attorney Barney Saunders, representing the Fire District, Dis-trict, said he was surprised the City had broadened the issues of the suit and named the Commissioners individually individu-ally as well as in their elected positions. By suing them individually, they must all seek private, separate legal |