Record contained sufficient evidence to support Dist. Ct.’s judgment in favor of plaintiff in breach of contract action alleging that defendants failed to provide operational refrigeration control system (RCS) in plaintiff’s plant. Record showed that: (1) plaintiff experienced initial problems with RCS after defendants had installed system and experienced additional problems after system went through subsequent startup process that included frequent communication failures with other equipment in plaintiff’s plant; and (2) plaintiff ultimately replaced defendants’ RCS at cost of $113,500. Ct. rejected defendant’s argument that judgment against them was improper because: (1) Dist. Ct. had accepted opinion of defendants’ expert that external factors unrelated to RCS could have been cause of communication problems; and (2) RCS functioned properly for one month prior to start of communication problems.
Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Contract