Legal Opinion
Meathe v. State University Construction Fund
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 7, 1978PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mahoney, P. J.
In 1969 defendant initiated plans to construct buildings at the campus located at Stony Brook. Plaintiffs, an architectural firm and its president, were contacted because of their expertise in the so-called "fast track” method of construction by which actual construction is commenced prior to the completion of all design, planning, bidding and subcontracting stages in order to alleviate the effects of inflation. After conferences between representatives of the plaintiffs and defendant, agreements were entered into for the construction of two buildings, known…
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