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Substantial Performance Doctrine: Contractor Defeats Finicky Homeowners in Construction Case (the ‘You Missed A Spot’ Post)

Two diva-esque homeowners (I don’t judge; I just report) who demanded impossible perfection from a contractor got slapped with a $100,000-plus bench trial verdict in Wolfe Construction v. Knight, 2014 IL App (5th) 130115-U. Affirming the damage award, the appeals court gave content to the substantial performance doctrine, expanded on the requirement of contractual definiteness and …

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Posted byPaulPMay 10, 2014June 22, 2018Posted inContract Law, Mechanics Lien/Construction LawTags: attorneys' fees, breach of contract, change orders, contractor, contractual interest, extras, Porvaznik, substantial performance, workmanship
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