Todd Shipyards Corporation v. Jasper Electric Service Company

GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

The nucleus of this diversity case is a subcontract covering the electrical work involved in the construction of an immense derrick barge. 1 The subcontractor, Jasper Electric Service Company, filed this suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas against the prime contractor, Todd Shipyards Corporation, seeking recovery of, inter alia, an amount allegedly due under the subcontract or, in the alternative, an amount due in quantum meruit, as well as actual and exemplary damages for allegedly wrongful conduct on the part of Todd. In response,…