Legal Opinion

F. R. Hoar & Sons, Inc. v. McElroy Plumbing & Heating Company, D/B/A McElroy Plumbing Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 23, 1982No. 81-4440Published

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

F. R. Hoar & Son, Inc. (Hoar) appeals from a decision by the District Court denying it recovery in its breach of contract suit against a plumbing subcontractor. We affirm.

Hoar, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Alabama, has a contract to construct Morrison’s Cafeterias throughout the southern states. The logical course of business eventually brought it to Meridian, Mississippi, for the construction of a cafeteria in the Village Fair Mall. Hoar sent its employee, David Skaggs, to solicit bids for subcontracting. In August 1978, Skaggs…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Kingsville Independent School District, a Municipal Corporation, Plaintiff- Cross-Appellee v. Janet Cooper, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  3. Noble v. Logan-Dees Chevrolet-Buick, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Broome Construction Co. v. Beaver Lake Rec. Ctr., Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1969
  5. Stinson v. BarksdaleMississippi Supreme Court · 1971

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