As expected, developer G.J. Grewe last Thursday filed an appeal challenging dismissal of his suit against the City of Columbia over the stalled Columbia Crossing project.
Grewe's appeal will be heard in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which has jurisdiction over such cases. To overturn the earlier decision, Grewe must show the trial court made a legal error that affected the decision in the case. The court of appeals makes its decision based on the record of the case established by the trial court; it does not receive additional evidence or hear witnesses.
The City of Columbia has already spent $200,000 defending against Grewe's lawsuit and has another $350,000 budgeted for this current fiscal year.
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