Legal Opinion
City of Salinas v. Souza & McCue Construction Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided March 21, 1967No. S. F. 22394PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PEEK, J. *
On these appeals the City of Salinas disputes findings that it misrepresented soil conditions to the damage of Souza & McCue Construction Company, its general contractor under a 1958 contract for the construction of a sewer-line.
The action was commenced by the city for damages for Souza’s alleged breach of the contract. The city also sought to recover from Souza’s surety, the Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, and from Armco Drainage & Metal Products, Inc., a supplier of products to Souza. In a pleading denominated a cross-complaint, Souza set forth causes of action against the city…
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