Legal Opinion
Vulcan Painters, Inc. v. MCI Constructors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 6, 1995No. Nos. 93-6988, 93-7061PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns a contract dispute between Vulcan Painters, Inc., a subcontractor, and MCI Constructors, Inc., the primary contractor for a project owned by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. The issue raised by MCI on appeal concerns the introduction of parol evidence, to vary the terms of the Change Order and a Release which MCI claims were unambiguous. The cross-appeal by Vulcan raises the issue of the dismissal of its claim of fraud and economic duress by MCI, and its claim for punitive damages.
Because we find that the documents executed by the…
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