I'LL BE DOME FOR CHRISTMAS: SKYDOME LEGAL BATTLES CONTINUE

          SkyDome and its creditors were in negotiations Monday
     "to avoid yet another legal skirmish involving the debt-
     ridden facility," according to Michael Grange of the Toronto
     GLOBE & MAIL.  The stadium's bondholders, who are owed more
     than C$58M, "were said to be close to agreeing to drop a
     legal appeal filed on Friday," according to sources close to
     the talks.  SkyDome Corp. counsel David Baird said that the
     facility will not be allowed to draw on the C$3.5M loan it
     received "to meet on-going operational needs" until the
     appeal is settled.  The bondholder's appeal deals with three
     issues surrounding SkyDome being given court protection from
     its creditors: authorization to sign an interim one-year
     lease with the Blue Jays; SkyDome's ability to use C$1.3M
     from a capital reserve fund to finance renovations; and the
     stadium's right to receive a C$3.5M loan from the Jays that
     has priority over its existing debts (GLOBE & MAIL, 12/22).