Section 12.14 Delay Amounts to an Abandonment

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2. (§12.14) Delay Amounts to an Abandonment

Whether the delay is of sufficient length to amount to an abandonment depends largely on the foreseeability of the delay and the relative length of the delay compared to the stated contractual completion time. Am. Pipe & Constr. Co. v. Westchester County, 292 F. 941 (2^nd Cir. 1923); F.D. Rich Co. v. Wilmington Hous. Auth., 392 F.2d 841 (3^rd Cir. 1968); Dickinson Co. v. Iowa State Dep’t of Transp., 300 N.W.2d 112 (Iowa 1981); Corinno Civetta Constr....