White Construction Co. v. Jones

This case arises from a 1992 agreement by which Timothy Jones licensed White Construction Co. to mine limerock deposits under Jones’ property. In the present lawsuit litigated in the circuit court, each party alleged the other party breached the agreement. We affirm the final judgment for Jones and reject Jones’s argument on cross-appeal regarding White’s failure to mine the land continuously.

The trial court correctly determined that the applicable statute of limitations, section 95.11(2)(b), Florida Statutes (1997), barred White’s counterclaim for breach in this case. According to White’s…