ULYSSES JONES, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

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• Dadeland Depot, Inc. v. ST. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 945 So. 2d 1216 (Fla. 2006)
  …v. Larkin General Hospital, Ltd., 593 So. 2d 195, 198 (Fla.1992), this Court stated: The purpose of a performance bond is to guarantee the completion of the contract upon default by the contractor. Florida Bd. of Regents v. Fidelity & Deposit Co., 416 So. 2d 30 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982). Ordinarily a performance bond only ensures the completion of the contract. The surety agrees to complete the construction or to pay the obligee the reasonable costs of completion if the contractor defaults. [Ken Sobel, Owner Del…
• Am. Home Assurance Co. v. Larkin Gen. Hosp., Ltd., 593 So. 2d 195 (Fla. 1992)
  …bond in harmony with the subject matter of the bond and with the purpose of the bond. The purpose of a performance bond is to guarantee the completion of the contract upon default by the contractor. Florida Bd. of Regents v. Fidelity & Deposit Co., 416 So. 2d 30 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982). Ordinarily a performance bond only ensures the completion of the contract. The surety agrees to complete the construction or to pay the obligee the reasonable costs of completion if the contractor defaults. Sobel, supra, at 137.…
• Fed. Ins. Co. & McMerit Constr. Co. v. The Sw. Fla. Ret. Ctr., Inc., 707 So. 2d 1119 (Fla. 1998)
  …r. We find no logical reason to distinguish between patent defects and latent defects in respect to the coverage of the performance bond. We reject the decision of the Fifth District in Florida Board of Regents v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland, 416 So. 2d 30 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982), to the extent that the decision holds that when a construction contract is substantially completed, the surety is relieved of any further responsibility. As to the statute of limitations for latent defects, we agree with the st…

Authorities Cited

• Brewer v. State, 413 So. 2d 1217 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982)