Legal Opinion
Melwood Construction Corp. v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided October 26, 1984No. Claim No. 63926PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gerard M. Weisberg, J.
For more than a decade, the New York State Department of Transportation Standard Specifications (Standard Specifications), incorporated into highway construction, design, improvement and reconstruction contracts, has provided a schedule of damages for the failure of a contractor to complete work on time. The amount per calendar day is dependent on the original contract amount.1
The issue for determination is whether, in a government contract, this constitutes a provision for enforceable liquidated damages or an unenforceable penalty.
Claimant, Melwood…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Truck Rent-A-Center, Inc. v. Puritan Farms 2nd, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Seidlitz v. . AuerbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Mosler Safe Co. v. Maiden Lane Safe Deposit Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Curtis v. . Van BerghNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- City of Rye v. Public Service Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by6 opinions
- City of Fargo v. Case Development Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
- PUBLIC HEALTH TRUST OF DADE CTY. v. Romart Const., Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
- Taos Construction Co. v. Penzel Construction Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1988
- C. O. Falter Construction Corp. v. City of BinghamtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- C. O. Falter Construction Corp. v. City of BinghamtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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