Legal Opinion
Gulf States Utilities Company v. Ecodyne Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1981No. 79-3342PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:
In this action tried to the court seeking damages for defective design and faulty selection of materials, the district court excluded evidence regarding failures and material defects related to similar design work and material procurement by the defendant. We vacate the judgment of the district court.
Pursuant to a contract, Ecodyne Corporation, supplied design services and materials and supervised construction of two cross-flow induced draft cooling towers for Gulf States Utilities Company. The towers were completed and placed in commercial operation in July 1970.…
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