· 10/18/1984
Douglass Fertilizers & Chemical, Inc. v. McClung Landscaping
Citations
- 459 So. 2d 335
- 9 Fla. L. Weekly 2222
- 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 15598
How courts have described this case
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- holding that plaintiff's claim for loss of future business was too speculative to support the damage award
- holding that plaintiffs claim for loss of future business was too speculative to support the verdict
- “[L]ost profits are allowed only if the loss was caused by the defendant’s wrongful act and the profits were reasonably within the contemplation of the defaulting party at the time the contract was entered into”
- In contract actions, loss profits are available if proved with a reasonable degree of certainty, if caused by defendant’s wrongful act, and the profits were reasonably within the contemplation of the defaulting party at the time the contract was entered into.
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Judges: Frank D. Upchurch, Jr.
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