Legal Opinion
City of Orlando v. Murphy
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1935No. 7749PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
The city of Orlando on October 10, 1925, contracted with W. T. Murphy and J. E. Pryor as partners for the grading and paving of certain of its streets, the work to be done within two years. On July 14, 1932, Murphy, alleging a dissolu*703tion of the partnership by agreement in 1929 whereby he acquired all rights and interest in the contracts, sued the city of Orlando at common law, asserting that a balance was due for work done of $3,-473.31, that certain brick had been wrongfully rejected to his damage in the sum of $8,753.04, and that the city had delayed the work and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Scottish Union & National Insurance v. BowlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Grand Chute v. WinegarSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Byrne v. BrownSupreme Court of Florida · 1898
- American Cyanamid Co. v. Wilson & Toomer Fertilizer Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
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- Houston v. Caesars World, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979