International Engineering Services, Inc. v. Scherer Construction & Engineering of Central Florida, LLC
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtJacobus, J.
International Engineering Services, Inc. (“IES”) timely appeals the entry of a final summary judgment in favor of Scherer Construction & Engineering (“Scherer”) on its breach of contract claim. The lower court entered summary judgment in favor of Scherer based upon a pay-when-paid clause in the subcontract agreement between IES, the subcontractor, and Scherer, the general contractor. On appeal, IES contends that the pay-when-paid clause in the subcontract is ambiguous and, therefore, is not enforceable. It also contends that if the clause is found to be unambiguous, then it becomes ambiguous…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- OBS Co., Inc. v. Pace Const. Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1990
- DEC Elec., Inc. v. Raphael Const. Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1990
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