Legal Opinion

Coastal Development & Construction I, Inc. v. T.P. Trucking & Excavation

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 1, 1998No. 97-2118Published

1Opinion of the Court

BROWNELL, SCOTT M., Associate Judge.

General contractor Coastal Development & Construction I, Inc. and Titan Indemnity *1018Company (Coastal and Titan) appeal a final judgment for breach of contract in favor of T.P. and against Coastal and Titan for $47,-126.80.

Coastal and Titan claim the evidence of damages was legally insufficient to support the judgment. We agree and reverse.

At trial, the only proof of damages offered by T.P. was the unsupported opinion of T.P.’s employee as to the amount due based on a percentage of completion of the contract. This is not a permissible method to prove damages…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. First Atlantic Bldg. Corp. v. Neubauer Const. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
  2. Brooks v. HolsombachDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  3. Nico Industries, Inc. v. Steel Form Contractors, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993

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