Legal Opinion

Murdock-Bryant Construction, Inc. v. Pearson

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1985No. 17633-PRPublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FELDMAN, Justice.

Murdock-Bryant Construction, Inc. (Murdock), a subcontractor, brought an action seeking recovery for fraud, breach of contract, and restitution against the prime contractor, Taylor Pearson, dba Taylor Pear son Construction Co. (Pearson). Murdock also joined Robert Wilbur and University Industries, Inc. (UI) as defendants, alleging they were joint venturers with Pearson. All defendants counterclaimed, seeking damages from Murdock for breach of contract.

The case was tried to a jury on the equitable theory of restitution. The jury found for Murdock and against all the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Pyeatte v. PyeatteCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1982
  2. Orin Osborn v. Boeing Airplane CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
  3. John A. Artukovich & Sons, Inc. v. Reliance Truck Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Murdock-Bryant Construction, Inc. v. PearsonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1984

3Cited by53 opinions

  1. Dawson v. WithycombeCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2007
  2. Jeffs v. StubbsUtah Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Mogavero v. SilversteinCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2002
  4. Ontiveros Insulation Co., Inc. v. SanchezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2000
  5. In re Relafen Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2004

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