Legal Opinion
City of Philadelphia v. American Coastal Industries, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 14, 1988No. Civ. A. 87-6525Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LOWELL A. REED, Jr., District Judge.
This diversity action 1 arises out of a dispute over a public contract which was awarded by the City of Philadelphia (City) to the defendant American Coastal Industries, Inc. (ACI). The City brought this action alleging that ACI breached the contract after it failed to furnish certain performance bonds. Defendant filed a counterclaim against the City asserting that plaintiff could have accepted a letter of credit in lieu of the performance bonds and that the City therefore breached its contract with ACI.
Presently before the court are the…
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