Legal Opinion
U.S. East Telecommunications, Inc. v. US West Communications Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 2, 1994No. Nos. 1763, 1769, Dockets 93-9140, 93-9198PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to examine under what circumstances a general contractor may become liable in quasi-contract to a “second-tier” subcontractor with whom it has not contracted. Appellant US West Communications Services, Inc. (formerly known as US West Information Systems, Inc., hereinafter ‘West”), the general contractor in this case, conducts large-scale telephone installation and maintenance operations. In 1986, the *1292United States General Services Administration (“GSA”) awarded West a contract to upgrade telephone systems in federal offices across the…
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