Rockingham Cty. v. Luten Bridge Co.

Rockingham County hired Luten Bridge to build a bridge across a river. Luten Bridge began construction, but before they completed the bridge, the County announced that they no longer wanted the bridge and would not pay for it.

That announcement is a breach of the contract (for reasons we will discuss later in the course). After the announcement, Luten Bridge completed the construction of the bridge.

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