Lockhart v. Worsham

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• installation of kitchen cabinets that measured 23 1/2 inches deep constituted breach of contract where plans called for 24 inch deep cabinets
• “[The] doctrine [of substantial performance] is applicable where a variance from the specifications of the contract is inadvertent or unintentional and unimportant so that the work actually performed is substantially what was called for in the contract.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

9 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In re Standard Jury Instructions—Contract & Business Cases
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2013-06-06· cited 25×
• National Constructors, Inc. v. Ellenberg
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1996-10-02· cited 10×
• Lazovitz, Inc. v. Saxon Construction, Inc., Defendant-Third Party v. The Klett Organization, Architects, P.A., Third Party
  Third Circuit· 1990-09-10· cited 6×
• Cafaro v. Zois
  Eleventh Circuit· 2017-05-23· cited 5×
• Sunhouse Const., Inc. v. Amwest Surety Ins. Co.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2003-02-12· cited 3×
• Energy Smart Industry, LLC v. Morning View Hotels-Beverly Hills, LLC
  S.D. Florida· 2015-06-03· cited 2×
• Aponte v. Exotic Pools, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1997-09-24· cited 2×
• M.G.C. Remodeling v. Rhode Island Contr.
  Superior Court of Rhode Island· 2009-04-08
• Big Gates Records, LLC, Washington v. Stewart
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2026-06-24