Atomic Fuel Extraction Corporation v. Slick's Estate

POPE, Justice.

Plaintiff, Atomic Fuel Extraction Corporation, sued Transworld Resources Corporation, Nuclear Resources, Inc., and Tom Slick, who died after suit was filed. The parties will be called Atomic, Transworld, Nuclear, and Slick, respectively. Atomic during 1957 owned a milling contract issued by the Atomic Energy Commission, which would terminate if $2,000,000 was not made available to assure construction of the mill. Atomic charges that the three defendants agreed to furnish the funds but failed to do so. It asserted damages of more than four million dollars under four alternative…