Legal Opinion
Natco, Inc. v. Williams Brothers Engineering Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1974No. 73-1604PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal and cross-appeal are from a judgment for plaintiff Natco, Inc. and against Williams Brothers Engineering Company in a suit based on diversity jurisdiction. Only one issue of substance is presented: Was the proof of loss of profits on the Odessa job sufficient to warrant submission of the claim to the jury? The other assignments of error will be stated and affirmed without extended discussion.
The suit presented a claim for an intentional tort. Plaintiff’s cause of action, amply supported by proof, was that defendant Williams Brothers Engineering Company…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Guilford Glazer v. Jerome S. Glazer and Louis A. Glazer, Jerome S. Glazer and Louis A. Glazer v. Guilford GlazerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Texsun Feed Yards, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Ralston Purina Company, Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- R. L. Autrey and A. L. Goad, Individually and D/B/A Autrey and Goad Construction Company v. Williams and Dunlap, Williams and Dunlap v. R. L. Autrey and A. L. Goad, Individually and D/B/A Autrey and Goad Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Mechanical Wholesale, Inc. v. Universal-Rundle CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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- Beatrice Mae Hansen v. Johns-Manville Products Corporation, Johns-Manville Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Goldstein v. Manhattan Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Jamison Co. v. Westvaco Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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