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TANG HOW v. EDWARD J. GERRITS, INC.

Nos. 90-5712, 91-5115.

961 F.2d 174 (1992)

Lincoln P. TANG HOW, d/b/a Tang How Brothers, General Contractors, Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant-Appellee, v. EDWARD J. GERRITS, INC., Defendant-Counterclaimant, Third Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GUARDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Third-Party Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 14, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Gregory, Welbaum, Zook & Jones, Coral Gables, Fla., for Edward J. Gerrits, Inc.

George W. Cannon, Jr., Law Offices of Ross and Cannon, Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I., for Tang How.

Before HATCHETT and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges, and HILL, Senior Circuit Judge.

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

In this construction dispute involving conflict of laws questions, we affirm the district court's ruling that the appellee could recover damages for work performed on a quantum meruit theory and recover attorney's fees under the written contract, although the appellee did not complete the work the contract required.

I. FACTS

Edward J. Gerrits, Inc. (Gerrits), a Florida construction corporation, managed the construction...

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