Opinion ID: 411812
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Power Outage Claim.

Text: 13 For itself and its subcontractor, the contractor claims it is entitled to recover $617.60 for the time lost by the workmen employed by them during a power outage on August 18, 1978. The Board found that the lost time was caused by rain, rather than by a power outage. The contractor challenges this finding on the ground that it is not supported by the greater weight of the evidence. 14 The statutory standard of review is the substantiality of the evidence. On the basis of the testimony of the contractor's superintendent and the subcontractor's superintendent, the Board found that the workmen left the site because of a very heavy rain which prevented them from doing any outside work. 15 The Board's decision on this portion of the claim is supported not only by substantial evidence but by a clear preponderance of the evidence. The contractor's contentions are without merit. 16