Legal Opinion

Roberts & Schaefer Co. v. Hardaway Co.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided August 31, 1998No. 97-2664PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

• MARCUS, Circuit Judge:

This diversity ease arises out of three contracts between Roberts & Schaefer Company (“R & S”), a general contractor, and The Hardaway Company (“Hardaway”), a subcontractor, concerning construction of a phosphate beneficiation plant for Mobil Mining & Minerals Co. (“Mobil”). Following a jury trial before the magistrate judge, the court entered judgment for Hardaway on two of the contracts, and judgment for R & S on the third. On appeal, Hardaway contends that the magistrate judge erred in permitting R & S to take advantage of the unilateral mistake doctrine with…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Hyman v. CohenSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
  4. Maryland Casualty Company v. KrasnekSupreme Court of Florida · 1965
  5. Marriott Corporation, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. Dasta Construction Company, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by33 opinions

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