Legal Opinion

Transpower Constructors v. Grand River Dam Authority

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided June 15, 1990No. Nos. 89-5131, 89-5137, 89-5172, 90-5023 and 89-5132PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN P. MOORE, Circuit Judge;

This appeal arises from the successful suit by Transpower Constructors against the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) in breach of contract and against The Benham Group, Inc., GRDA’s construction manager, in negligence. GRDA contends that the verdict on the breach-of-contract claim should be reversed because the jury’s award was speculative and because the contract as well as several non-eontractual defenses bar Transpower’s claim for damages. Benham asserts that reversal is necessary because Transpower failed to prove that Benham acted in bad faith, proof of which…

2Cases cited39 opinions

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  4. Noble Steel, Inc. v. Williams Bros. Concrete Construction Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2002
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