Case Name: COUTINHO CONSTRUCTION, INC., Appellant, v. GRAPH DEVELOPMENT, INC., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1988-08-24
Citations: 529 So. 2d 1270
Docket Number: No. 87-1977
Parties: COUTINHO CONSTRUCTION, INC., Appellant, v. GRAPH DEVELOPMENT, INC., Appellee.
Judges: DOWNEY and STONE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 529
Pages: 1270–1270

Head Matter:
COUTINHO CONSTRUCTION, INC., Appellant, v. GRAPH DEVELOPMENT, INC., Appellee.
No. 87-1977.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Aug. 24, 1988.
Alexander J. Williams, Jr., of Chappell & Brandt, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Peter N. Hanna, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

Opinion:
LETTS, Judge.
This bench trial involved a general contractor and a subcontractor as adversaries. We hold that the measure of damages was improper because it was based on a percentage of completion.
The subcontractor was awarded $27,-000.00 predicated on proof of percentage of completion. We recently held that "percentage of completion is not the proper method to prove damages for the breach of a construction contract." Brooks v. Holsombach, 525 So.2d 910 (Fla. 4th DCA 1988).
Accordingly, we reverse and remand for a new trial on this issue. We affirm the trial court on the matter of the counterclaim.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
DOWNEY and STONE, JJ., concur.