Legal Opinion

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Frank Ragonese, D/B/A Square Construction Company and La Fera Contracting Company

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided February 25, 1980No. 79-1555PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the court filed by TAMM, Circuit Judge.

TAMM, Circuit Judge:

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) appeals from an order entered by Judge John Lewis Smith, Jr., of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia dismissing WMA-TA’s action to enforce a contract between it and Square/La Fera, a joint venture consisting of Frank Ragonese, doing business as Square Construction Company, and La Fera Contracting Company. We agree with Judge Smith that WMATA could not obtain enforcement of its contract until it had been determined when WMATA’s contractual…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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  3. Stovall v. BanksSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
  4. Speed Products. Co., Inc. v. Tinnerman Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
  5. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. And Public Citizen's Health Research Group v. Consumer Product Safety CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978

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