Legal Opinion
Aquamarine Associates v. Burton Shipyard, Inc.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided October 19, 1983No. C-1516PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Justice.
This is a suit for breach of contract. Burton Shipyard, Inc. agreed to construct four ocean-going vessels for Aquamarine Associates. When Burton breached the contract, Aquamarine elected to “cover” by purchasing substitute vessels and then sued Burton and its president, J.C. Garner, for the difference between its cost of cover and the contract price. TEX.BUS. & COM. CODE ANN. § 2.712 (Tex.UCC) (Vernon 1968). The competency of the evidence establishing Aquamarine’s cost of cover is at issue. The trial court disregarded certain jury answers and limited Aquamarine’s recovery to…
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