Legal Opinion
Dart Mechanical Corp. v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 29, 2009PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Plaintiff failed to meet its heavy burden of establishing that the 32-month delay in the construction project falls within an exception to the rule that a “no damages for delay” clause in a construction contract such as the instant contract will be enforced (see Corinno Civetta Constr. Corp. v City of New York, 67 NY2d 297 [1986]; Kalisch-Jarcho, Inc. v City of New York, 58 NY2d 377 [1983]; North Star Contr. Corp. & Tern Star v City of New York, 203 AD2d 214 [1994]).
The record shows that the primary responsibility for the delay lay with another contractor, that defendants retained a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kalisch-Jarcho, Inc. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Corinno Civetta Construction Corp. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Buckley & Co. v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- North Star Contracting Corp. v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- MRW Construction Co. v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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