Triple B Corp. v. Brown & Root, Inc.

OPINION

STOWERS, Justice.

Plaintiff Triple B Corporation (Triple B) appeals from the district court’s granting of a motion for directed verdict and entry of judgment in favor of defendant Brown <fe Root, Inc. (Brown <& Root) in this action arising from certain construction contracts. In 1974 and 1975, Triple B, a Texas corporation, entered into two agreements to perform insulation work at the Phelps-Dodge Hidalgo smelter facility in New Mexico for Brown <& Root, a Texas corporation and the general contractor. In the course of construction, a dispute arose as to whether Triple B subsequently had…