COUTINHO CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. GRAPH DEV., INC.

No. 87-1977.

529 So.2d 1270 (1988)

COUTINHO CONSTRUCTION, INC., Appellant, v. GRAPH DEVELOPMENT, INC., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 24, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander J. Williams, Jr., of Chappell & Brandt, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Peter N. Hanna, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


LETTS, Judge.

This bench trial involved a general contractor and a subcontractor as adversaries. We hold that the measure of damages was improper because it was based on a percentage of completion.

The subcontractor was awarded $27,000.00 predicated on proof of percentage of completion. We recently held that "percentage of completion is not the proper method to prove damages for the breach of a construction contract." Brooks v. Holsombach,

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