Legal Opinion
Allen M. Campbell Co., General Contractors, Inc. v. Virginia Metal Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1983No. 82-1845PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
In carrying out the functions of a judge, one comes to realize that there are very few cases indeed in which ultimately the facts do not control the outcome. Arguments impeccable in their abstract reliance upon broadly phrased principles of law tend to evaporate when the equities point to a different result. Purely linguistic considerations should not be permitted to outweigh substance.
The plaintiff, Allen M. Campbell Company, in August 1981, intended to bid on a Department of the Navy contract to construct housing for enlisted personnel at Camp LeJeune, North…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Tiffany Incorporated v. WMK Transit Mix, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1972
- Decatur Cooperative Association v. UrbanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976
- Mayor of Baltimore v. DeLuca-Davis Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1956
- R. S. Bennett & Co., Inc. v. Economy Mechanical Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- C. R. Fedrick, Inc. v. Borg-Warner CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- B & W Glass, Inc. v. Weather Shield Mfg., Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1992
- Oak Hall Cap & Gown Co. v. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
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