Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Pierce Associates, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 11, 1987No. 86-375PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Chief Judge:
Pursuant to a contract with the District of Columbia, appellees Pierce Associates (Pierce) performed construction work on the District of Columbia Convention Center. When the District failed to make timely payment of its final balance due, Pierce brought this action for breach of contract. After the complaint was filed, the District paid the principal of this final payment, but a dispute remained concerning the amount of interest the District owed Pierce in compensation for the loss of the use of the funds during the period in which the final payment was withheld. Pierce…
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