United States for the Use of Palmer Construction, Inc. v. Cal States Electric, Inc.

940 F.2d 1260 (1991)

Study Aids
Case Briefs Overview
Casebooks
Case Briefs
U
From our private database of 46,200+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.

United States for the Use of Palmer Construction, Inc. v. Cal States Electric, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
940 F.2d 1260 (1991)

  • Written by Mary Pfotenhauer, JD

Facts

Cal State Electric, Inc. (CSE) (plaintiff) was the prime contractor on a project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. CSE hired Palmer Construction, Inc. (Palmer) (defendant) as a subcontractor. The price for Palmer’s work under the subcontract was to be $235,137. Palmer completed some work and then breached. CSA had already paid Palmer $114,758.98 and was required to pay another party $126,673.56 to complete the work that was supposed to be done by Palmer, for a total of $241,432.54. The district court found that CSE had suffered $6,295.54 in damages for the amount it was required to pay in addition to the contract price and was also entitled to prejudgment interest of $1,468.88. The district court also found that the value of work that Palmer had completed was $204,845.26 and awarded Palmer the value of its work, less the amount it had already been paid, less the amount of CSE’s damages and prejudgment interest, for a total of $82,321.86. CSE appealed.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Fernandez, J.)

What to do next…

  1. Unlock this case brief with a free (no-commitment) trial membership of Quimbee.

    You’ll be in good company: Quimbee is one of the most widely used and trusted sites for law students, serving more than 777,000 law students since 2011. Some law schools—such as Yale, Berkeley, and Northwestern—even subscribe directly to Quimbee for all their law students.

    Unlock this case briefRead our student testimonials

  2. Learn more about Quimbee’s unique (and proven) approach to achieving great grades at law school.

    Quimbee is a company hell-bent on one thing: helping you get an “A” in every course you take in law school, so you can graduate at the top of your class and get a high-paying law job. We’re not just a study aid for law students; we’re the study aid for law students.

    Learn about our approachRead more about Quimbee

Here's why 777,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:

  • Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,200 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
  • The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
  • Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
  • Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership
Here's why 777,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
  • Reliable - written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students
  • The right length and amount of information - includes the facts, issue, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents
  • Access in your class - works on your mobile and tablet
  • 46,200 briefs - keyed to 988 casebooks
  • Uniform format for every case brief
  • Written in plain English - not in legalese and not just repeating the court's language
  • Massive library of related video lessons - and practice questions
  • Top-notch customer support

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership

Casebooks

Contracts

Key Terms