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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Below are some of the construction law jury instructions that the Committee drafted last year. These have cases about the owners obligation to provide access to the site and cooperate. Just cause is a factual determination.
Abandonment has some very serious license considerations and can be the basis for the DBPR to take the license. If the owner is actively interfering with the work, you will have to get pretty egregious acts for the tide to swing in favor of the contractor
– it would also depend on the provisions of the contract – i.e. are the owner interference clauses, was the owner placed on notice of the interference – is there a cure period, etc.
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3. [§17.12] <u>To Act In Good Faith And To Cooperate</u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In every contract, there is an implied agreement that the parties will perform in good faith and deal fairly with each other.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you find by the greater weight of the evidence that one party has actively interfered with or hindered the performance of work, or made performance of the work more expensive or difficult,
that party has breached the implied duty of good faith and you should award damages in the manner in which I will instruct you.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Authorities: Walker v. Chancey, 96 Fla. 82, 117 So. 705 (1928); Speedway SuperAmerica, LLC v. Tropic Enterprises, Inc., 966 So.2d 1 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007); Triple R Paving, Inc. v. Broward
County, 774 So.2d 50 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001); Newberry Square Development Corp. v. Southern Landmark, Inc., 578 So.2d 750 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991); Champagne-Webber, Inc. v. City of Fort Lauderdale, 519 So.2d 696 (Fla. 4th DCA 1988); Casale v. Carrigan & Boland, Inc.,
288 So.2d 299 (Fla. 4th DCA 1974).<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">4. [§17.13] <u>To Provide Access To Site</u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(Name of party)<b> has an implied duty to furnish
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">However, if you find that a breach of this duty did not occur, your verdict must be for
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(name of party)<b> and you may not award any damages to
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Authorities: Guerini Stone Co. v. P.J. Carlin Construction Co., 248 U.S. 334, 39 S.Ct. 102, 63 L.Ed. 275 (1919); Concrete Specialties v. H. C. Smith Construction Co., 423 F.2d 670 (10th
Cir. 1970); Great Lakes Construction Co. v. Republic Creosoting Co., 139 F.2d 456 (8th Cir. 1943).<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Marika C. Sevin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 14, 2015 4:44 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CLC-Discussion] "Just Cause" for Abandonment<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Can anyone suggest a good resource or case discussing “just cause” for a contractor to abandon a project. Specifically in a scenario involving owner interference and/or owner limiting or preventing contractor’s access to the jobsite.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Marika<o:p></o:p></p>
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