Legal Opinion
United States of America for the Use of M-Co Construction, Inc. v. Shipco General, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1987No. 86-2127PublishedCited by 267 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we consider whether the district court abused its discretion by entering a default judgment against Shipco General, Inc. or erred in calculating the damages Shipco owes to M-CO Construction, Inc. We uphold the default judgment but reverse and remand the award of damages.
I. Facts
The appellant, Shipco General, Inc., is an Idaho corporation that works as a prime contractor on federal government construction projects. In September 1982, the United States hired Shipco to remodel thirty-four quadplexes, or residential buildings, at the Randolph Air…
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