Legal Opinion
Rohlin Construction Co. v. City of Hinton
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 16, 1991No. 90-1033PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHULTZ, Justice.
The issues in this appeal center on the question of whether the liquidated damage clauses in three road construction contracts were actually penalty clauses and therefore void. The trial court refused to impose liquidated damages on the contractor. Our court of appeals affirmed. We affirm both courts.
In the spring of 1988, defendants Plymouth County (county) and the City of Hinton (city) entered a joint project for resurfacing certain county and city roads. Defendants jointly planned and advertised for bids on one city and two county resurfacing projects. Plaintiff Rohlin…
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- Golden Sun Feeds, Inc. v. ClarkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
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