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MOBIL CHEMICAL CO. v. BLOUNT BROS. CORP.

No. 86-2008.

809 F.2d 1175 (1987)

MOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellant, v. BLOUNT BROTHERS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee, v. SAUER INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTING, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees; Newtron, Inc., Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 17, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony G. Brocato, Crutchfield, DeCordova & Brocato, Beaumont, Tex., T. John Ward, Longview, Tex., Andrew J. Noble, III, Birmingham, Ala., for Blount Bros. Corp.

James L. Weber, Mehaffy, Weber, Keith & Gonsoulin, Beaumont, Tex., David A. Borkovic, Joseph A. Katarincic, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Sauer Indus. Contracting, Inc.

Frederick R. Tulley, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, La., for Newtron, Inc.

Douglas S. Johnston, Elaine L. Larson, Crady & Peden, Houston, Tex., for B & B Insulation, Inc.

Brack Jones, Jr., Moore, Landrey, Garth & Jones, Beaumont, Tex., Judah Lifschitz, Lisa B. Horowitz, Finley, Jumble, Wagner, Heine, Underberg, Manley & Casey, for Andreco Refractory Services, Inc.

W.H. Jordan, Jr., Houston, Tex., for Riggers & Constructors, Inc.

Michael C. Russ, Michael Eric Ross, King & Spalding, Atlanta, Ga., James H. Chestnutt, II, Orgain, Bell & Tucker, Beaumont, Tex., for Mobil Chemical Co.

Before GEE, POLITZ, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

The parties to this action somehow built a chemical plant. They have been trying to figure out who should pay for it ever since. Both the owner and the general contractor have tried to escape all liability, although neither disputes that the subcontractors ended up about $4 million underpaid. We agree with the district court that both are liable. On this and other issues too numerous to summarize here, we affirm in large part, reverse in part,...

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