M Electric Corporation v Phil-Gets (Guam) International Trading Corporation [2012] GUSC 25; Guam 23 2012 (27 December 2012)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF GUAM

M ELECTRIC CORPORATION,
Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

PHIL-GETS (GUAM) INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION dba J&B MODERN TECH and CHUNG KUO INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.,
Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court Case No. CVA12-014
Superior Court Case No. CV1423-10

OPINION

Filed: December 27, 2012

Cite as: 2012 Guam 23

Appeal from the Superior Court of Guam
Argued and submitted July 16, 2012
Hagåtña, Guam

Appearing for Plaintiff-Appellant: Thomas McKee Tarpley, Esq. Thomas McKee Tarpley Law Firm, APC GCIC Bldg., Ste. 904 414 W Soledad Ave. Hagåtña, GU 96910

Appearing for Defendants-Appellees: Seth Forman, Esq. Dooley Roberts & Fowler LLP Orlean Pacific Plz., Ste. 201 865 S Marine Dr. Tamuning, GU 96913

BEFORE: F. PHILIP CARBULLIDO, Chief Justice; ROBERT J. TORRES, Associate Justice; and KATHERINE A. MARAMAN, Associate Justice.

CARBULLIDO, C.J.:

[1] Plaintiff-Appellant M Electric Corporation ("MEC") appeals from a final judgment of the Superior Court granting a motion for summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee J&B Modern Tech ("J&B"). MEC challenges the trial court's findings that the job proposals did not constitute legal contracts and that the subcontract agreements were binding upon the parties. Moreover, MEC challenges the trial court's holding that the no-damage-for-delay ("NDFD") provisions in the subcontract agreements were enforceable as a matter of law. Finally, MEC argues that the trial court erred by failing to address MEC's other claims for damages.

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