Legal Opinion
Walter R. Cliffe Co. v. Du Pont Engineering Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided April 9, 1924No. 1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, District Judge.
Du Pont Engineering Company, the defendant, and “the mayor and council of Wilmington,” acting upon the *650recommendation of the board of harbor commissioners, entered into a general contract for the construction by the former of unit No. 1, Wilmington marine terminal, on the Christiana river. Soon thereafter the defendant entered into four several contracts with the plaintiff, Walter R. Cliffe Company, whereby the latter undertook to perform by August 12, 1922, or sooner, all the work called for by four several 'items of defendant’s primary contract. The plaintiff,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Townsend v. LittleSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- United States v. United Engineering & Contracting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Bend v. HoytSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
- Norcross v. . WillsNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Stehlin-Miller-Henes Co. v. City of BridgeportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1922
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- Frank T. Hickey, Inc. v. Los Angeles Jewish Community CouncilCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
- Dobson v. Rutgers, State UniversityNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
- Anthony P. Miller, Inc. v. Wilmington Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1958
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