Legal Opinion
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Nello L. Teer Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 18, 1992No. 90-SP-1516PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
This case presents three questions of District of Columbia law which have been certified to us under D.C.Code § 11-723 (1989) by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Among the issues raised in the appeal to the Circuit is whether there can be an implied contractual duty arising under a 1974 construction contract obligating the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to avoid unreasonable delays in processing “equitable adjustment” claims, the breach of which entitles an aggrieved contractor to pre-judgment interest on…
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