Legal Opinion
Coplay Cement Co. v. Willis & Paul Group
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 21, 1993No. Nos. 92-1145, 92-1259 and 92-1284PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This diversity suit, though based on an esoteric Indiana statute governing the relations between owners and subcontractors, raises fundamental issues, procedural and contractual, concerning the doctrine of set-off and the distinction between a single contract and multiple contracts. The facts are simple enough. Coplay Cement Company decided to rebuild the electrostatic precipitators at two of its Indiana plants— the plants at Speed and at Logansport. It drew up specs, received bids, and on the basis of the bids issued separate purchase orders for the two jobs, both to…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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