J. D. HEDIN CONSTRUCTION CO. v. F. S. BOWEN ELECTRIC CO.

No. 14971.

273 F.2d 511 (1959)

J. D. HEDIN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Inc., Appellant, v. F. S. BOWEN ELECTRIC COMPANY, Inc., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 8, 1959.

As Amended January 11, 1960.

Petition for Rehearing Denied January 11, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J. Roy Thompson, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Bernard J. Gallagher, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Irwin Geiger, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Michael A. Schuchat, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, WASHINGTON and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges.


WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.

This is a suit for breach of contract. The Hedin Company was general contractor for the construction of a new school building in Maryland. Hedin executed a written agreement in standard form with the Bowen firm, whereby Bowen was named as electrical sub-contractor for the project and agreed to do stated work for the total sum of $310,000. Some six weeks later, Hedin entered into an agreement for...

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