Legal Opinion

Consolidated Engineering Co. v. Southern Steel Co.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided June 19, 1985No. C-3433PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GONZALEZ, Justice.

This is a suit for damages for breach of contract. The primary issue on appeal is whether the court of appeals properly interpreted the jury answers to certain special issues.

Southern Steel Company sued Consolidated Engineering Company, Inc. for damages due to alleged defaults on several construction contracts. Consolidated filed a counterclaim for damages alleging that Southern had itself breached the contracts. The trial court rendered judgment for Consolidated on its counterclaim and denied all recovery sought by Southern. Both parties appealed. The court of appeals…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Texas Associates, Inc. v. Joe Bland Const. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1949
  2. Danaho Refining Company v. DietzCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
  3. Southern Steel Co. v. Consolidated Engineering Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1984

3Cited by47 opinions

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  2. El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. Minco Oil & Gas, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2000
  3. First State Bank v. KeilmanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
  4. Walden v. Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
  5. DDB Technologies, L.L.C. v. MLB Advanced Media, L.P.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2008

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