Legal Opinion
Asphalt Roads & Materials Co. v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided February 26, 1999No. Record 980805PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENIOR JUSTICE WHITING
delivered the opinion of the Court.
*454The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether a provision in a construction contract allows extra compensation to a contractor for certain additional work on a highway project.
In June 1992, Asphalt Roads and Materials Company, Incorporated (Asphalt Roads) contracted with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), an agency of the Commonwealth, to widen a section of Landstown Road in Virginia Beach. The contract incorporated by reference VDOT’s “January 1991 Road and Bridge Specifications” and any amendatory and supplemental…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Foster Construction C. A. And Williams Brothers Company, a Joint Venture, Etc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1970
- United Contractors, a Co-Partnership Consisting of James E. Ward, Elkin Morris and Andrew J. Dickies v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
- Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968
- Bottoms v. BottomsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1995
- Ray D. Lowder, Inc. v. North Carolina State Highway CommissionCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1975
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by11 opinions
- Condominium Services, Inc. v. FOASupreme Court of Virginia · 2011
- Dan Nelson Construction, Inc. v. Nodland & DicksonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
- Commonwealth of Virginia, etc. v. AMEC Civil, LLCCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2009
- Com. v. AMEC CIVIL, LLCSupreme Court of Virginia · 2010
- AMEC Civil, LLC v. Commonwealth of Virginia, etc.Court of Appeals of Virginia · 2009
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.