Legal Opinion

Cfc Fabrication, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees/cross-Appellants v. Dunn Construction Company, Inc., Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 30, 1990No. 90-1187PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Dunn Construction Company (“Dunn”) seeks reversal of a judgment in favor of plaintiffs CFC Fabrication, Inc., and FMC Acquisition Corp., 1 asserting that insufficient evidence supports the jury’s conclusion that Dunn is liable to CFC for lost and damaged concrete forming materials 2 rented to Dunn by CFC. We conclude that, since CFC failed to establish that Dunn exclusively possessed the equipment when it was lost and damaged, the district court erred in denying Dunn’s motion for a directed verdict. We accordingly reverse the judgment insofar as it…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. Simpson v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Vardaman S. Dunn v. Koehring Company, Hyde Construction Company, Inc., Cross v. Koehring Company, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  4. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Doleac Elec. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad v. HughesMississippi Supreme Court · 1908

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Tupelo Redevelopment Agency v. AbernathyMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  2. National Liability & Fire Insurance v. R & R Marine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
  3. Cfc Fabrication, Inc. v. Dunn Construction Company, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  4. Cornia v. WilcoxUtah Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Cornia v. WilcoxUtah Supreme Court · 1995

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