U.S. FOR USE OF M-CO CONST. v. SHIPCO GENERAL

No. 86-2127.

814 F.2d 1011 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America for the Use of M-CO CONSTRUCTION, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SHIPCO GENERAL, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 17, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthews & Branscomb, Charles D. Houlihan, Jr., San Antonio, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Wm. W. Sommers, San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, REAVLEY and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal we consider whether the district court abused its discretion by entering a default judgment against Shipco General, Inc. or erred in calculating the damages Shipco owes to M-CO Construction, Inc. We uphold the default judgment but reverse and remand the award of damages.

I. Facts

The appellant, Shipco General, Inc., is an Idaho corporation that works as a prime contractor on federal government...

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