Legal Opinion
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N v. v. Westinghouse Electric Company and WSW Acquisition Co.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided June 27, 2017No. 573, 2016PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRINE, Chief Justice:
In giving sensible life to a real-world contract, courts must read the specific provisions of the contract in light of the entire contract. That is true in all commercial contexts, but especially so when the contract at issue involves a definitive acquisition agreement addressing the sale of an entire business.
In this case, Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (“Chicago Bridge”) and Westinghouse Electric Company (“Westinghouse”) had an extensive collaboration and complicated commercial relationship involving the construction of nuclear power plants by Chicago Bridge’s…
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