Standard MacHinery Co. v. Duncan Shaw Corp.

WOODBURY, Circuit Judge.

On the previous appeal in this case reported in 1 Cir., 1952, 196 F.2d 147, to which reference may be had for the facts, we disagreed with the District Court and held that Rhode Island law did not prevent the plaintiffs from recovering on the contract on which they had brought suit. We therefore remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with our opinion. Pursuant to that mandate the District Court held several informal hearings, at which counsel were heard orally and briefs were submitted but no new evidence was introduced, and following those proceedings,…