· 12/3/1968
Berlin Development Corp. v. Vermont Structural Steel Corp.
Citations
- 250 A.2d 189
- 127 Vt. 367
- 1968 Vt. LEXIS 243
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that where premises were leased several months after building contract was entered into, contractor could not have foreseen that faulty construction would result in damage to tenant's interest
- explaining that where premises were leased several months after building contract was entered into, contractor could not have foreseen that faulty construction would result in damage to tenant’s interest
- explaining that profits for a new business are uncertain and speculative and not recoverable
- rejecting damages that did not meet the “standard of reasonable certainty”
- discussing privity in the context of a building contract
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Judges: Holden, Shangraw, Barney, Smith, Keyser
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