Legal Opinion

Brown Bros. Inc. v. Metropolitan Government

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided December 30, 1993PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

This is a dispute over losses due to the amount of subsurface rock encountered in a roadbuilding contract, and to construction delays caused by relocating the utilities. The contractor, Brown Brothers, Inc., alleges that the Metropohtan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Metro) warranted its estimates of the amount of rock to be removed, and that it is also responsible for the delays in relocating the utilities. The Chancery Court of Davidson County granted sum mary judgment to Metro. For the reasons set out below we affirm the chancellor’s decision.

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. SpearinSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  2. Empress Health and Beauty Spa, Inc. v. TurnerTennessee Supreme Court · 1973
  3. Broyles v. Brown Engineering Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1963
  4. Moss v. FortuneTennessee Supreme Court · 1960
  5. Peter Kiewit Sons' Co. v. Iowa Southern Utilities Co.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 1973

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Pitt v. Tyree Organization Ltd.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2002
  2. R.W. Dunteman Co. v. Village of LombardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
  3. Amberjack Ltd., Inc., D/B/A Nonconnah Corporate Center v. Fred Thompson, Individually, and D/B/A Thompson Quality Management, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
  4. Elliott v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANYDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2020
  5. Haren Construction v. Metro Nashville and Davidson CountyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1998

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