Legal Opinion
Albert v. R. P. Farnsworth & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 22, 1949No. 12531PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
The suit, brought by the general contractor to whom a contract had been awarded, was for damages for the failure of a subcontractor to stand to, and comply with, his bid to furnish the furring, lathing, and plastering.
The claim was that, after -plaintiff had used defendant’s sub-bid in computing his general bid and after the general contract had been awarded, defendant, knowing that this was so, had undertaken to withdraw his bid and had refused to stand to, and perform work under it, and plaintiff had relet the work at a cost to it of $6,549.60 over defendant’s bid.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jacob v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond v. MalloySupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Roth v. HyerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
- S. S. Kresge Co. v. HollandCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1946
- Williams v. FavretCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Swofford v. B & W, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Loranger Construction Corp. v. E. F. Hauserman Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Members v. PaigeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Mesa Petroleum Company v. C. John Coniglio and C. A. Locke, Jr., Diamond T Cattle Co., Inc. And John Coniglio, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- First Wisconsin National Bank of Rice Lake v. James E. KlapmeierCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
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