Legal Opinion
Brookhaven Landscape & Grading Co., Inc. v. J. F. Barton Contracting Company and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 17, 1982No. 81-7059PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
The defendants J. F. Barton Contracting Company and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company appeal from a jury verdict and award in favor of the plaintiff Brookhaven Landscaping & Grading Company, Inc., in the amount of $39,045.50. The substance of Brookhaven’s diversity claim now on appeal is that Barton breached an oral agreement to pay for excavating work in excess of work Brookhaven had already agreed to perform under the terms of a subcontract. 1 With one minor exception we affirm the judgment entered by the district court.
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On February 16, 1978, Barton entered…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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- Reyes v. Wyeth LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Fredonia Broadcasting Corporation, Inc. v. Rca CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Walters v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Jay Edwards, Inc. v. New England Toyota Distributor, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Miller v. BittnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Charles H. Stubbs v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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