Legal Opinion
Independent Mechanical Contractors, Inc. v. Gordon T. Burke & Sons, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 23, 1993No. 92-306PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
The defendant, Gordon T. Burke & Sons, Inc. (Burke), a general contractor, appeals from a jury’s award of damages in Superior Court (Mohl, J.) to the plaintiff, Independent Mechanical Contractors, Inc. (IMC), for breach of contract and defamation. We affirm the award for breach of contract because IMC’s injuries were a reasonably foreseeable consequence of Burke’s breach and because lost profits were proved with reasonable certainty. We reverse the verdict against Burke for defamation.
On April 11,1980, the Bartlett School District engaged Burke as a general contractor at a cost of almost…
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