Legal Opinion

R. M. Taylor, Inc., a Missouri Corporation v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 21, 1999No. 98-3626PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Chief Judge.

General Motors Corp. (GM) appeals from the denial of its motion for judgment as a matter of law following a jury verdict in favor of R.M. Taylor, Inc. (RMT), which found that GM had impliedly abandoned construction contracts with RMT. We reverse and remand.

I

RMT entered into contracts to design and construct conveyor systems at several GM plants. Each contract contained the following provision:

The Owner (GM) shall have the right at any time to require alterations in, additions to and deductions from the work shown on the Drawings or described in the Specification without…

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