Legal Opinion
Western Industries, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Newcor Canada Limited, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 13, 1984No. 83-2163, 83-2197PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Western Industries purchased several custom-built welding machines from New-cor Canada for use in manufacturing microwave oven cavities. The machines did not work right and Western- brought this breach of contract action against Newcor, basing federal jurisdiction on diversity of citizenship. Newcor counterclaimed for the unpaid portion of the purchase price of the machines. The jury awarded Western damages of $1.3 million dollars and Newcor about half that (the full unpaid balance of the purchase price of the machines) on its counterclaim. Separate judgments were…
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