Legal Opinion
Pacific Coast Engineering Company, a Corporation v. Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 12, 1969No. 22230, 22230APublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge:
On October 19, 1959, Pacific Coast Engineering Company (hereafter Paceco) sued Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation (hereafter Merritt-Chapman) in the California Superior Court in two actions, one for breach of contract and one for money withheld and interest. 1 The actions were removed to the United States District Court in San Francisco. The district judge held that Paceco had committed an anticipatory breach and that Merritt-Chapman was justified in can-celling the contract. The court awarded damages to Merritt-Chapman on its counterclaim in the sum of…
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