Article Date: 07/07/2008

OWNER RECOVERS DAMAGES THAT EXCEED CONTRACT PRICE OR PURCHASE PRICE OF BUILDING

Supreme Court of Virginia

Nichols Construction Corp. v. Virginia Machine Tool Co., LLC

No. 071553
June 6, 2008

The Virginia Supreme Court has allowed an owner to recover breach of contract damages from a roofing contractor well in excess of the contract price or, for that matter, the original purchase price of the building.

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