Legal Opinion
Commercial Contractors, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, Defendant-Third-Party v. R. B. Ethridge & Associates, Inc., Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 21, 1975No. 74-2026PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
Although building construction contracts generally fall within the more elementary ambits of the law, this appeal, taken from the results of a prolonged jury trial, presents us with a labyrinthian confusion of law and facts. A general contractor sued his subcontractor and the surety on the performance bond for damages allegedly sustained by nonperformance of a masonry subcontract. This terminated in a judgment for the subcontractor and against the general contractor for $185,000.
We reverse and remand for a new trial.
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. DixonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Moore v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
- Cowin v. SalmonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
- Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. v. SmallSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
- Eley v. Brunner-Lay Southern Corporation, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1972
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,041 Eli W. Tullis and Edward F. Creekmore, Jr. v. Kohlmeyer & Co., in Liquidation, Through Its LiquidatorsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Ex Parte ColemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
- Herbert S. Zim v. Western Publishing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Quality Foods, Inc. v. U.S. Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- H.H. Robertson Company, Cupples Products Division v. V.S. Dicarlo General Contractors, Inc., (Three Cases)Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
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