R.P. Porter International, Inc. v. Pacific International Engineering, Ltd.
High Court of American Samoa
1Opinion of the Court
Plaintiff and defendant are both closely held corporations. Plaintiff corporation is owned and operated by Robert Porter and defendant corporation by Warren Fisher. Prior to the incidents that gave rise to the present action Porter and Fisher had enjoyed a close and friendly business relationship. Each was the principal witness for his company at trial.
Porter claims that Fisher agreed to purchase $30,000 worth of aggregate (crushed rock); that Fisher received 612 cubic yards of aggregate before wrongfully terminating the contract; and that Fisher's company still owes $5602 on the purchase…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Alfred Hofmann and Company v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1964