Debron Corporation v. National Homes Construction Corporation

LAY, Circuit Judge.

Debron Corporation appeals from the district court’s grant of a judgment notwithstanding the verdict after a jury awarded it damages against National Homes Construction Corporation, arising from the latter’s failure to perform as a subcontractor. National Homes Construction Corporation, a steel erector, was the only subcontractor to submit a bid to the Debron Corporation, a general contractor, for the steel erection of a building in Buffalo, New York. Debron used that bid as part of its total bid with the owner for the main construction project. After Debron was awarded the…