Legal Opinion
S. Brooke Purll, Inc. v. Vailes
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 27, 2004No. 02-CV-1016PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
This case concerns a dispute between S. Brooke Purll, Inc., t/a Purll Construction (the contractor), and Patrick Darrell Vailes (the owner) over the alleged breach of a contract for the renovation of a house belonging to the owner. The trial judge found that the owner had failed to perform certain initial demolition work within the time specified in paragraph 1 of the contract and to make a payment of $7,031.71 as required in paragraph 3. The judge concluded, however, that paragraph 5 of the contract, which the contractor described as a liquidated damages clause, was…
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