DEPT., TRANSP. v. HAWKINS BRIDGE CO.

No. AU-159.

457 So.2d 525 (1984)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellant, v. HAWKINS BRIDGE COMPANY, Fair-Child-Florida Construction Co. and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied October 29, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert I. Scanlan, Dept. of Transp., Tallahassee, for appellant.

Malcolm D. Young, Jr. and C. Walker Ingraham of Peterson, Young, Self & Asselin, Atlanta, Ga., for appellee Hawkins Bridge Co.

W. Crit Smith of Cason & Henderson, Tallahassee and George Anthony Smith of Smith, Currie & Hancock, Atlanta, Ga., for appellee Fairchild-Florida Const. Co.


ERVIN, Chief Judge.

Appellant, Florida Department of Transportation (DOT), challenges a final judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict, determining liability and assessing damages, in this contract action. We agree on all points with the trial court and affirm.

In 1978, DOT contracted with appellee, Fairchild-Florida (Fairchild), to construct a cement bridge spanning Perdido Bay and demolish the existing bridge. Fairchild, in turn, contracted with Hawkins...

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