Legal Opinion
D.H. Blattner & Sons, Inc. v. Firemen's Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided August 8, 1995No. C6-94-1986, C0-94-1997, C7-95-548 and C5-95-726PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARVEY A. HOLTAN, Judge.
Both parties appeal from a $2.75 million jury verdict in a breach of contract action against Firemen’s Insurance Company on numerous grounds, including the trial court’s refusal to give res judicata effect to an Arkansas Claims Commission decision, improper jury instructions and various other issues. We reverse and remand.
FACTS
In 1982, the State of Arkansas awarded two highway construction contracts to companies owned by Potashnick. Firemen’s Insurance Company was the surety for the contracts. 1 When Potashnick defaulted, Firemen’s solicited bids from other…
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