Legal Opinion
SANWA BUSINESS CR. CORP. v. GB" Boots" Smith Corp.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 5, 1989No. 87-893PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This appeal presents the question whether a corporation not qualified to do business in Alabama can sue and recover damages for the alleged breach of a contract to move and set up an oil drilling rig.
The appeal is from a final judgment in favor of the plaintiff entered upon a jury verdict in a breach of contract and fraud action. The lawsuit arose out of the transport and assembly of two oil rigs and the alleged nonpayment of charges for that service.
The plaintiff, G.B. "Boots" Smith Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Smith") is a Delaware Corporation with its principal place of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Dahnke-Walker Milling Co. v. BondurantSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Allenberg Cotton Co. v. PittmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Beard v. Union & American Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1881
- Green Tree Acceptance, Inc. v. BlalockSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
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3Cited by16 opinions
- S & H Contractors, Inc., a Corporation v. A.J. Taft Coal Company, Inc., a Corporation, A.J. Taft Coal Company, Inc. v. S & H Contractors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Wise v. Grumman Credit Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Stewart MacH. and Eng'g Co. v. Checkers Drive in RestaurantsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Camaro Trading v. Nissei Sangyo AmericaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Hays Corp. v. Bunge Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2000
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