Twin Coach Company v. Chance Vought Aircraft, Inc.

Storey, J.:

The plaintiff herein is the Twin Coach Company, a Delaware corporation, with headquarters in Buffalo, N. Y. The defendant is Chance Yought Aircraft, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with headquarters in Dallas, Texas.

Defendant was the U. S. Navy’s prime contractor for the manufacture of certain fighter aircraft, said aircraft having been designed and developed by defendant. Among other things, it had decided to subcontract the wing component assemblies, and with reference thereto, it had investigated various manufacturers as potential subcontractors. It ultimately selected six firms…