Cashman Equipment Corporation, Inc. v. Cardi Corporation, Inc.

Summary

The Court affirmed judgment for SDS on Cashman’s breach-of-contract and indemnity/contribution claims because Cashman failed to provide the transcripts necessary to evaluate the trial justice’s Rule 52(c) ruling after a lengthy bench trial. It also upheld the attorneys’ fee award, concluding that denial of summary judgment did not categorically preclude a later finding that Cashman’s claims lacked a justiciable issue and that the incomplete appellate record prevented a finding of error. The Court further held that the fee claim arose only when SDS prevailed and therefore was not discharged in Cashman’s bankruptcy.