Legal Opinion
Nicholas Acoustics & Specialty Company v. H & M Construction Company, Inc. And Insurance Company of North America
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1983No. 81-4489 to 81-4492PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
These are four consolidated appeals from four related summary judgments against a general contractor in four actions in diversity by four subcontractors suing the general contractor for breach of their subcontracts. Though the results are not the same, the legal issues are identical and the factual circumstances are closely related, so we will treat all four cases together in this opinion.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Facts
Around October 9, 1978, Chef Pierre, Inc. entered into a construction contract with defendant-appellant H & M Construction Company (“H & M”) to build a frozen…
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,524 Carl Mintz and Shirley Mintz v. Mathers Fund, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- United States Steel Corp. v. Elton H. Darby, Defendant-Third Party v. Southern Fabricating Company, Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by94 opinions
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- Alex John, Jr. v. State of Louisiana (Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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- Alejandro Perez v. Laredo Junior CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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