Legal Opinion
Richins v. Industrial Construction, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 3, 1974No. Nos. 73-1957, 73-1958PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.
The primary issue before us on this appeal is whether the defendant-appellant road contractor converted a diesel powered water pump, the property of the plaintiffs-appellees, during the course of building a highway for the State Road Commission of Utah. A segment of the highway crossed the plaintiffs-appellees’ land.
Assuming the District Court correctly decided in favor of plaintiffs-appellees, was the defendant-appellant contractor entitled to maintain an action over against the State of Utah to obtain indemnity for the conversion liability imposed?
A secondary…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Great Northern Life Insurance Co. v. ReadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Petty v. Tennessee-Missouri Bridge CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Smith v. ReevesSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Kennecott Copper Corp. v. State Tax CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Ruman v. Com. of Pa., Dept. of RevenueDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- Skehan v. Board of Trustees of Bloomsburg State CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Benton v. State, Division of State Lands & Forestry, Department of Natural ResourcesUtah Supreme Court · 1985
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