Legal Opinion

Republic Security Corp. v. Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 23, 1982No. Nos. 81-1518, 81-1575PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BREYER, Circuit Judge.

On June 2, 1960, the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (“Aqueduct”) agreed with Mechanical Contractors, Inc. *954(“Mechanical”) that Mechanical would carry out certain construction work. Mechanical assigned to Republic Security Corporation (“Republic”) on November 23, 1960, “any and all sums of money now due or to become due” under this contract, “including any and all sums of money due or to become due ... as a result of claims of any nature arising out of said contract.” Mechanical found the work far more difficult than it had initially expected and concluded that…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. A & P General Contractors, Inc. v. Asociación Caná, Inc.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1981
  3. Lausell Marxuach v. Díaz de YáñezSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1975
  4. Valle v. American International InsuranceSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1979
  5. Patricia Ann Phelps Bailey v. Southern Pacific Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 92,024 Futura Development Corporation v. Centex CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  2. Azalea Fleet, Inc. v. Dreyfus Supply & MacHinery Corp., Consolidated Grain and Barge Co. v. Azalea Fleet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  3. Hector Emilio Reyes-Cardona v. J.C. Penney Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
  4. Mateo v. Empire Gas Co.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2012
  5. United States v. Carlomagno Gonzalez MedinaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986

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