Legal Opinion
James A. Jackson, Trading as Jim Jackson v. Sam Finley, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 6, 1966No. 22105PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
This case presents an attempt to recover the fair value of work performed on a street resurfacing project in Meridian, Mississippi, during 1961. The appeal is from a judgment dismissing the complaint on its merits and awarding costs to the appellee. We affirm.
In the fall of 1961, the City of Meridian commenced a major street resurfacing program. Part of the contemplated work was the hot planing of some (but not all) of the streets prior to re-paving them. Hot planing is a process for removing a portion of the existing street surface so that the resurfaced street will not…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Litchfield Construction Co. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
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- Max Stool v. J. C. Penney Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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