The Cyril Bath Company, and Cross-Appellee v. Winters Industries, a Division of the Whittaker Corporation, and Cross-Appellant

NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant/cross-appellee, Cyril Bath Company, and defendant-appel-lee/cross-appellant, Winters Industries, both appeal an order awarding Cyril Bath damages for breach of contract and prejudgment interest. For the following reasons, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

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In 1983, Winters Industries (Winters), a division of Whittaker Corporation, entered into a contract with the General Motors Corporation (GM) to manufacture an engine intake manifold assembly. Seeking metal tubing, Winters asked for a quotation on “price and delivery” in July 1983.…