Legal Opinion

Kisco Company, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Verson Allsteel Press Company, Appellee/cross-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 30, 1984No. 83-1704, 83-1755PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Kisco Company, Inc., obtained a judgment of $110,000 against Verson Allsteel Press Company for furnishing services and information that assisted Verson in preparing a bid for the manufacture of grenade bodies. The district court 1 found that neither party intended to bind Verson to pay $250,000 for such services and information absent a signed agreement, but that under principles of quasi-contract Kisco was entitled to recover $110,000. On appeal Kisco essentially argues that an oral contract for $250,000 existed between the parties, that it had fully performed,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Pullman-Standard v. SwintSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Weitz Co. v. Mo-Kan Carpet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  4. Denton Construction Co. v. Missouri State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
  5. General Aggregate Corp. v. LaBrayereMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Stroh Container Co. v. Delphi Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  2. United States ex rel. C.J.C., Inc. v. Western States Mechanical Contractors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
  3. The United States of America, for the Use of C.J.C., Inc., a New Mexico Corporation v. Western States Mechanical Contractors, Inc., a New Mexico Corporation Commercial Union Insurance Co., a Massachusetts Corporation and Sandia Corporation, a New Mexico Corporation, D/B/A Sandia National Laboratories, United States of America, for the Use of Hugg Surveying Co., Plaintiff v. Western States Mechanical Contractors, Inc., a New Mexico Corporation and Commercial Union Insurance Co., a Massachusetts Corporation, Defendants- United States of America, for the Use of Hugg Surveying Co., Plaintiff v. Western States Mechanical Contractors, Inc., a New Mexico Corporation and Commercial Union Insurance Co., a Massachusetts Corporation, Defendants- the United States of America, for the Use of C.J.C., Inc., a New Mexico Corporation v. Western States Mechanical Contractors, Inc., a New Mexico Corporation and Commercial Union Insurance Co., a Massachusetts Corporation, Defendants- United States of America, for the Use of Fred Sanchez Construction Company v. Western States Mechanical Contractors, Inc., a New Mexico Corporation and Commercial Union Insurance Co., a Massachusetts Corporation, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
  4. California & Hawaiian Sugar Company v. Kansas City Terminal Warehouse Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  5. Kinetic Energy Development Corp. v. Trigen Energy Corp.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1999

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