Legal Opinion
Marine Coatings of Alabama, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 9, 1986No. 85-7612PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Corrected.
HENDERSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
Braswell Shipyards (Braswell) contracted with the defendant-appellee United States government for repairs to three United States Navy vessels. 1 Braswell subcontracted the work to the plaintiff-appellant Marine Coatings of Alabama, Inc. (MCI), which performed the work. The government then paid Braswell substantially all the money due under the contract but Bras-well did not in turn compensate MCI. Not surprisingly MCI sued Braswell for breach of contract. Braswell, however, soon thereafter filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition and MCI filed this…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Jack Griffith v. Louie L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- William R. Milburn and Richard v. Thompson v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Luis E. Garcia, M.D. v. Copenhaver, Bell & Associates, m.d.'s, P.A., Defendant-Third Party St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Albert Jones, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant v. The Automobile Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Marine Coatings of Alabama, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. United States of America, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Scelta v. Delicatessen Support Services, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1999
- Barnett v. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
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