Legal Opinion
Tang How v. Edward J. Gerrits, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 14, 1992No. Nos. 90-5712, 91-5115PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
In this construction dispute involving conflict of laws questions, we affirm the district court’s ruling that the appellee could recover damages for work performed on a quantum meruit theory and. recover attorney’s fees under the written contract, although the appellee did not complete the work the contract required.
I. FACTS
Edward J. Gerrits, Inc. (Gerrits), a Florida construction corporation, managed the construction of a junior high school in St. Croix for the government of the Virgin Islands. Lincoln Tang How, a resident of the United States Virgin Islands, doing…
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