City offers defense in airport lawsuit

DAVENPORT—A defendant’s answer, affirmative defenses and counterclaims filed in Lincoln County Superior Court Wednesday, Aug. 10 by the city denied most claims levied against the city and airport in a lawsuit filed in July by Wilbur-based Greg’s Crop-Care Company while launching counterclaims asking the court to order the removal of the company from the city airport.

The 21-page filing begins by responding to the accusations brought by the company and its owner, Kevin Leyva. The city denied that the airport ever entered a lease, and that city are separate entities that can be sued, saying it w...