Legal Opinion
City of Baldwin v. Woodard & Curran, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 20, 2013No. S12G1842PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
Woodard & Curran, Inc. (“W&C”), an environmental engineering company, sued the City of Baldwin, Georgia, seeking damages on claims of breach of contract and quantum meruit. After a trial, a jury awarded W&C $203,000 in a general verdict that did not specify the basis for the damages. The Court of Appeals affirmed. See City of Baldwin v. Woodard & Curran, Inc., 316 Ga. App. 768 (730 SE2d 486) (2012). We granted certiorari to consider two issues: (1) whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that quantum meruit is an available remedy against a municipality when the claim is…
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