Legal Opinion

Dan Ryan Builders, Inc. v. Crystal Ridge Development, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided April 20, 2015No. 13-2234PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:

After a bench trial in this diversity case, the district court ordered Robert Lang and his construction business, Lang Brothers, Inc. (collectively “Lang”) to pay Dan Ryan Builders, Inc. (“Dan Ryan”) limited damages for breach of contract. Dan Ryan appeals, seeking additional damages. We affirm.

I

We briefly summarize the relevant facts, which are undisputed.1

Lang owned seventy acres of land in West Virginia, on which he sought to build a housing development, Crystal Ridge Development. In 2005, pursuant to a Lot Purchase Agreement (“LPA”), Lang subdivided the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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  2. United States National Bank v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Greenlaw v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
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3Cited by44 opinions

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