Article Date: 09/13/10

TERMINATION CLAUSE WAS UNENFORCEABLE PENALTY

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Priester Construction Co. v. Hansen

No. A09-1845
August 3, 2010

Overview

A Minnesota court has ruled that a termination clause in a private construction contract was an unenforceable penalty. The clause called for the project owner to pay the contractor 20 percent of the contract price in the event of a termination for any reason.

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