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- Title: New Pueblo Constructors Inc. V. State
- Author : Arizona Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 27, 1985
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 78 KB
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Plaintiff-petitioner, New Pueblo Constructors (NPC), entered into two contracts with defendant-respondent, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), to construct two adjoining segments of the interstate highway between Nogales and Tucson, known as the "Carmen" and "Tubac" projects. In the fall of 1977 and the spring of 1978, a catastrophic storm and unusually heavy rainfall caused extensive damage to both project areas and to work previously performed by NPC. NPC requested compensation for the additional costs in completing the work under a clause in both contracts that relieved the contractor of added expense caused by acts of God and other unforeseeable events beyond its control. NPC also sought to recover $31,500 assessed against it as liquidated damages for late completion of the Tubac project. After exhausting administrative remedies, NPC sued ADOT. On January 20, 1983, the jury returned a verdict of $256,891.23 in NPC's favor. This amount included both compensation for NPC's losses and a complete refund of money paid as liquidated damages. The trial court also awarded NPC $42,192 in attorney's fees and $17,792.94 in expert witness fees under A.R.S. § 12-348(A)(3). The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court with respect to all relief granted below and remanded the case for further proceedings. New Pueblo Constructors, Inc. v. Arizona Department of Transportation, 144 Ariz. 113, 696 P.2d 2031984. We have jurisdiction. Ariz. Const. art. 6, § 5(3); Ariz.R.Civ.App.P., Rule 23; A.R.S. § 12-120.24. Amicus curiae, Associated General Contractors of Arizona and W.R. Skousen, contractors, were granted leave to file briefs in support of the petition for review. We accepted NPC's petition for review to address six questions:
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