Legal Opinion
Barr/Nelson, Inc. v. Tonto's, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 1, 1983No. C6-81-1289, C3-82-529PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TODD, Justice.
Tonto’s Inc. contracted with Barr/Nelson for the construction of a restaurant. Bal boa Insurance Company furnished payment and performance bonds. The owner declared Barr/Nelson in default and arranged for completion of the building. Litigation followed involving all interested parties including subcontractors. Tonto’s settled the case with all parties, reserving only its alleged claims against Balboa, who did not participate in the settlement. The jury awarded general and punitive damages to Tonto’s for willful and malicious breach of the covenant of good faith by Balboa. The…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Wild v. RarigSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- Cherne Industrial, Inc. v. Grounds & Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Davis v. Re-Trac Manufacturing CorporationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
- Brown v. State Automobile & Casualty UnderwritersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Jacobs v. Rosemount Dodge-Winnebago SouthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
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3Cited by74 opinions
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- Holmberg v. MorrisetteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Johnson Building Co. v. River Bluff Development Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985
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