Legal Opinion
Ruckman & Hansen, Inc. v. Delaware River & Bay Authority
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided June 26, 1968PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLCOTT, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from the dismissal of appellant’s second cause of action for breach of contract. * The second cause of action alleges that various actions of the Delaware River and Bay Authority (Authority) and its Director were breaches of Contract No. 107B between it and Ruck-man and Hansen, Inc. (Ruckman) which greatly increased Ruckman’s costs to the extent of $1,672,141.
As a result of competitive bidding, Ruck-man was the successful bidder for the construction of five piers of the Twin Delaware Memorial Bridge at a total contract price of $1,383,250. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Crumlish v. Wilmington & Western RailroadCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1879
- Wilson Contracting Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1966
- Stewart v. GrierSuperior Court of Delaware · 1886
- Wilson Contracting Co. v. StateSuperior Court of Delaware · 1965
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Empire Financial Services, Inc. v. Bank of New YorkSupreme Court of Delaware · 2006
- Hanby v. Maryland Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1970
- Collison v. DeisemCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1970
- Kuhn Construction Company v. StateSuperior Court of Delaware · 1968
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