Legal Opinion
Spotsylvania County School Board v. Seaboard Surety Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided February 28, 1992No. Record 910428PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Carrico
On May 14, 1987, the Spotsylvania County School Board (the School Board or the Board) and Sherman Construction Corporation (Sherman) entered into a contract for the construction of Courtland Elementary School in Spotsylvania County. The agreed cost of construction was $4,360,000, and the stipulated completion date was not later than August 15, 1988.
The School Board was empowered to terminate the contract “[i]f the Contractor . . . persistently disregard [ed] laws, ordinances, rules, regulations or orders of any public authority having jurisdiction, or otherwise [was] guilty of a substantial…
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