Legal Opinion

Aquila, Inc. v. C.W. Mining

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided November 7, 2008No. 07-4255PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.

This diversity action implicates a contract between C.W. Mining (“CWM”) and Aquila, Inc. (“Aquila”), pursuant to which CWM supplied Aquila, a public utility that produces electrical power, periodic shipments of coal from CWM’s Utah mine. At trial, Aquila claimed that CWM breached the parties’ contract by failing to perform as promised and that, as a result, it had to purchase coal from other sources at prices higher than those specified in the contract. CWM conceded its failure to perform, but argued that its nonperformance was excused by virtue of a labor dispute that…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Keys Youth Services, Inc. v. City of OlatheCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
  3. Lucile McAulay Filippini, as of the Last Will and Testament of Carra McAulay Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
  4. Gennari v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
  5. MacArthur v. San Juan CountyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007

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3Cited by30 opinions

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  4. United States v. GordonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
  5. In Re Williams Securities Litigation-WCG SubclassCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009

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