Legal Opinion

Falcon Steel Co. v. Weber Engineering Co.

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided September 23, 1986No. Civ. A. 8376PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JACOBS, Vice-Chancellor.

The plaintiff, Falcon Steel Company (“Falcon”) is the prime contractor for steel fabrication and erection for the construction of a corporate office building for Bec-ton Dickinson and Company (“Becton”) in New Jersey. In 1984 Falcon subcontracted to the defendant Weber Engineering Company (“Weber”) the steel erection portion of its contract with Becton. The Falcon/Weber subcontract called for Falcon to fabricate the steel in Delaware and to deliver it to Weber for erection at the construction site in New Jersey.

As a result of additional work that Weber was…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. At&T Technologies, Inc. v. Communications WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Southland Corp. v. KeatingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. N&d Fashions, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation and Nelly Don, Inc., a Missouri Corporation v. Dhj Industries, Inc., a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
  5. Cornell & Company, Inc., a Corporation v. Barber & Ross Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  3. DMS Properties-First, Inc. v. P.W. Scott Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 2000
  4. Citisteel USA, Inc. v. General Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
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