Legal Opinion

Marshall F. Dancy v. William J. Howard, Inc., a Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 28, 1961No. 13399_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HASTINGS, Chief Judge.

Marshall F. Dancy (plaintiff-appellee) brought this diversity action against William J. Howard, Inc. (defendant-appelant) to recover the amount due under an agreement for the services of plaintiff. The cause was tried to the court without the intervention of a jury. Judgment for plaintiff wás entered in the amount of $20,000 with interest, and this appeal followed.

On October 3,1951, defendant executed a preliminary agreement with the City of Dunbar, West Virginia and its Bridge Commission contemplating the construction of a bridge over the Kanawha River. The agreement…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. North American Graphite Corp. v. AllanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
  2. Lewis MacH. Co. v. Aztec Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
  3. Continental Casualty Co. v. American Fidelity & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
  4. Morrison v. RiemanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1919
  5. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. Northwestern National BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1911

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. A. J. Wolfe Co. v. Baltimore Contractors, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
  2. Grigsby v. Carmell (In Re Apex Automotive Warehouse, L.P.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1999
  3. Koch v. Construction Technology, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Federal Insurance Co. v. I. Kruger, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2002
  5. Paloian v. Grupo Serla S.A. De C v. (In Re GGSI Liquidation Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2006

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