Legal Opinion
Nello L. Teer Company and United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company v. Hollywood Golf Estates, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 16, 1963No. 20301PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENJAMIN C. DAWKINS, Jr., District Judge.
Nello L. Teer Company (Teer), a Delaware corporation, contracted in writing In December, 1959, to raise the level of certain land at Hollywood, Florida, for Hollywood Golf Estates, Inc. (Estates), a Florida corporation. The fill for this purpose (a minimum of 1,250,000 cubic yards) was to be dredged from two lakes and a canal adjoining the property.
The contract provided for a unit price of 45 cents per cubic yard of fill, based upon the “assumption” that the contractor in dredging would encounter 50%' “hard digging” and 50% “easy digging.” 1 If the…
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