Marriott Corporation, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. Dasta Construction Company, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant

TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:

This case arises out of the construction of a Marriott Corporation hotel in Orlando, Florida. Marriott, the appellee, acted as both the owner and general manager of the project. In that capacity, Marriott contracted with Dasta Construction Company, the appellant, to perform certain portions of the work. After the hotel was built, Marriott brought this suit in the district court to recover payments it had made on Dasta’s behalf to Dasta subcontractors and suppliers. Dasta counterclaimed, contending that Marriott not only had failed to carry out its contractual obligations,…