MAURICE L. BEIN, INC. v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Docket Nos. 22325, 22436.

157 Cal.App.2d 670 (1958)

321 P.2d 753

MAURICE L. BEIN, INC. (a Corporation) et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant and Appellant; BERG ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS et al., Respondents. [Two Cases.]

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

February 19, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anderson, McPharlin & Conners, Eldon V. McPharlin and Robert E. Jones for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

James J. Arditto and Stanley A. Furman for Defendant and Appellant.

Max F. Deutz, Chief Assistant United States Attorney, Richard A. Lavine, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief of Civil Division, and Jordan A. Dreifus, Assistant United States Attorney, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Harry A. Franklin, Leon J. Garrie, Boyle, Bissell & Atwell and Robert C. Mardian for Respondents.


VALLÉE, J.

Plaintiffs brought this action against defendant Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles for declaratory relief and damages for breach of contract.

On June 30, 1952, plaintiffs, sometimes referred to as Bein-Daum or as the prime contractor, entered into a written contract with Housing Authority for the construction of a low-rent housing project for the agreed consideration of $4,195,000. Prior to entering into this contract plaintiffs...

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