Legal Opinion
United States v. Seacoast Gas Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1953No. 14314_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
Brought against Seacoast Gas Company and the surety on it performance bond, the suit was for damages alleged to have resulted from the anticipatory breach by the Gas Company of its contract with plaintiff to supply gas to a federal housing project during the period from April 15, 1947, to June 15, 1948. The claim was: that on October 7, 1947, while performance of the contract was in progress, Seacoast anticipator- ily breached, the contract by writing plaintiff unequivocally that, because of plaintiff’s breach of the contract, Seacoast intended to cancel same as of…
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- United Press Ass'n v. National Newspaper Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
- Finch v. SpragueWashington Supreme Court · 1921
- Parker v. KingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
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