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MURPHY v. WILSON

Docket No. 22139.

153 Cal.App.2d 132 (1957)

314 P.2d 507

A.L. MURPHY, Appellant, v. W.D. WILSON, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division One.

August 7, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Porter C. Blackburn, Paul E. Gervais, Nathan Newby, Jr., and Wendell P. Hubbard for Appellant.

W.D. Wilson, in pro. per., for Respondent.

DRAPEAU, J. pro tem.*

In 1950, plaintiff A.L. Murphy contracted with the United States Reclamation Bureau to construct a diversion dam on the Pecos River, near Fort Sumner in New Mexico.

Unfortunately Mr. Murphy did not have enough capital to carry on his contract. He had increasing trouble financing the work. He had underestimated the cost of labor, and his bid was too low. On the...

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