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091493P.pdf   07/22/2010  John T. Jones Construction Co.  v.  Hoot General Construction Co,
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  09-1493
                          and No:  09-1494
   U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines   
   [PUBLISHED] [Bye, Author, with Beam and Colloton, Circuit Judges]
   Civil case - contracts. Substantial evidence supported the district
   court's conclusion that defendant's transmission of submittals by the bid
   deadline evinced intent to be bound by the subcontract; district court did
   not err in concluding an exhibit, which was never signed and was
   returned to defendant was not part of the contract and cannot be admitted
   for the purpose of varying or rendering ambiguous the terms of the
   contract; district court did not err in refusing to award liquidated damages
   as its finding that the damages did not arise from breach of the contract
   was supported by substantial evidence; award of attorneys' fees affirmed.