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Gulfport Guar. v. Jones Plastering

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jul 19, 1978
360 So. 2d 1098 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

Opinion

No. 77-1755.

June 2, 1978. Rehearings Denied July 19, 1978.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Hillsborough County; Neil C. McMullen, Judge.

James D. Wing, of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith Cutler, P.A., Tampa, for appellant.

Mac A. Greco, Jr., Tampa, for appellee.


The judgment is affirmed in all respects except for the award of prejudgment interest which is hereby stricken. Even though this was an action sounding in contract, the damages were substantially unliquidated. See Tampa Electric Co. v. Nashville Coal Co., 214 F. Supp. 647 (M.D.Tenn. 1963) (applying Florida law).

GRIMES, Acting C.J., and SCHEB and RYDER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Gulfport Guar. v. Jones Plastering

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jul 19, 1978
360 So. 2d 1098 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)
Case details for

Gulfport Guar. v. Jones Plastering

Case Details

Full title:GULFPORT GUARANTY FIDELITY CORPORATION, APPELLANT, v. JONES PLASTERING…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Jul 19, 1978

Citations

360 So. 2d 1098 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

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