Legal Opinion
Guy James Construction Company, Cross-Appellant v. Trinity Industries, Inc., Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1981No. 80-1322PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPEARS, District Judge:
Guy James Construction Company (James) recovered a $252,016.08 judgment for damages sustained when Trinity Industries, Inc. (Trinity) breached a construction contract providing for the timely delivery of trapezoidal steel girders, to be utilized by James in a construction project at Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport (DFW). Both parties appealed the amount of damages awarded by the district court. Except for certain items of recovery, which are reversed, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
In 1971, DFW and James entered into a contract for the construction of…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Stewart v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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3Cited by32 opinions
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