Legal Opinion
R. P. Farnsworth & Co., Inc. v. Tri-State Construction Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 1, 1959No. 17486PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Chief Judge.
This appeal is from two judgments entered upon a jury’s verdict against R. P. Farnsworth & Co., Inc.,1 one in favor of Tri-State Construction Company 2 for the sum of $133,020.80, and the other in favor of American Houses, Inc.,3 for the sum of $151,142.35. The trial in the district court consumed ten full days, and the record on appeal comprises 1474 printed pages plus many original exhibits.
Farnsworth had entered into a contract with the United States for the erection of a family housing project4 at Fort Stewart, Georgia, under which Farns-worth would be paid a total of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Guerini Stone Co. v. P. J. Carlin Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Hawkins v. Frick-Reid Supply CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
- Ruth Vick O'Brien v. Thelma Rosedith Todgham Vick Elder, and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Hill & Combs v. First Nat. BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
- J. T. Majors & Son, Inc. v. Lippert Bros., Inc., Lippert Bros., Inc., Cross-Appellant v. J. T. Majors & Son, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by8 opinions
- First National Bank, Henrietta v. Small Business AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- Gary Murphy, Cross-Appellee v. City of Flagler Beach, and Daniel H. Bennett, Cross-Appellants. Gary Murphy v. Flagler Beach, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Lewis v. Anchorage Asphalt Paving Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1975
- E. C. Ernst, Inc. v. General Motors Corporation and the Whiting-Turner Contracting CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Westinghouse Electric Supply Company v. Fidelity And Deposit Company Of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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