Opinion ID: 1888053
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Offset for Pond Liners

Text: The trial judge deducted $95,880 from the damages award because Reserves overpaid Fresh Cut for incomplete work on water retention ponds. The overpayment resulted from Fresh Cut's failure to line the ponds with clay as the contract between Fresh Cut and Reserves required. Representatives from Obrecht confirmed that Fresh Cut had not lined the ponds correctly and that remedial work would cost $95,880. Reserves disregarded Fresh Cut's failure to perform correctly and paid Fresh Cut anyway. The record supports the trial judge's orderly and logical determination that the ponds did not meet the contractual requirements and that Reserves overpaid for non-conforming work. The trial judge appropriately deducted $95,880 from the damage award.