Legal Opinion
Adams Laboratories, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Jacobs Engineering Co., Inc., Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 13, 1985No. 83-2857, 83-2932PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal of a jury verdict assessing $1,996,694 in damages against the defendant, Jacobs Engineering Company (“Jacobs”) for negligence, negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract in the design and construction of a chemical plant built for the plaintiff, Adams Laboratories (“Adams”). We remand this case for a new trial because of the numerous errors that occurred, including prejudicial comments made during the course of the trial.
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Adams is in the business of producing nutritional supplements for animal feed. In January of 1971, Adams contacted Jacobs…
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