M. J. Sheridan & Son Co. v. Seminole Pipeline Company

M. J. Sheridan and Son, Co., Inc., sued Seminole Pipeline Company alleging that Seminole had breached its contract with Sheridan by failing to provide Sheridan with a pipeline easement and that this damaged Sheridan because it was unable to proceed with its contract. Sheridan also sought recovery on theories of fraud and quantum meruit. After a jury trial, the court entered a directed verdict as to the fraud and quantum meruit causes of actions, and the jury found that Seminole had provided Sheridan with a right-of-way within a reasonable time. Therefore, the court concluded that Seminole had not breached the contract, and entered a take-nothing judgment in its favor.