Legal Opinion
United States for the Use of Palmer Construction, Inc. v. Cal State Electric, Inc. United Pacific Reliance Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1991No. 90-55575PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:
This case presents a clash of principles at the interface between the law of expressed contracts and the law of quasi contracts. Here, Cal State Electric, Inc. (CSE) entered into a contract with Palmer Construction, Inc. (Palmer). Palmer breached its contract, and after a trial the district court found that CSE should pay damages and attorneys fees to Palmer. CSE appealed1 *1261the final judgment arising out of that somewhat jarring result. We agree that the judgment is in error and reverse.
BACKGROUND FACTS
CSE entered into a prime contract with the U.S. Army Corps of…
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