Dugan & Meyers Constr. Co., Inc. v. Ohio Dept. of Admin. Serv.

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[Cite as Dugan & Meyers Constr. Co., Inc. v. Ohio Dept. of Admin. Serv., 2005-Ohio-7017.] IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO www.cco.state.oh.us DUGAN & MEYERS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., et al. : : v. Plaintiffs JUDGMENT ENTRY CASE NO. 2001-07084 Judge J. Warren Bettis : STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, et al. : : Defendants : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : {¶ 1} On October 28, 2003, this court issued a judgment entry in favor of plaintiffs, Dugan & Meyers Construction Co., Inc., (D&M), J.A. Croson, Inc., and Teepe River City Mechanical, Inc.1 On July 29, 2005, the court of appeals issued a judgment entry which states, in relevant part: {¶ 2} “*** The judgment of the Ohio Court of Claims is affirmed as to the reverse back charge award [to D&M] of $264,340 (which was not assigned as error by appellants) and the court’s assessment of prejudgment interest thereon at a rate of ten percent per annum. It is the order and judgment of this court that the judgment of the Ohio Court of Claims is reversed in all other respects, and is remanded to that court with instructions to enter a new judgment consistent with this opinion. ***” 1 On June 10, 2004, J.A. Croson, Inc. and Teepe River City Mechanical, Inc., and defendants filed settlement papers which were approved by this court on June 25, 2004. Case No. 2001-07084 -2- JUDGMENT ENTRY {¶ 3} In accordance with the judgment of the court of appeals, judgment is hereby rendered in favor of plaintiff, D&M, in the total amount of $364,307.25, which is comprised of $264,340 for the reverse back charge plus $99,942.25 in prejudgment interest calculated at the rate of ten percent per annum from January 17, 2000, to the date of this court’s October 28, 2003, judgment entry, and the $25 defendants. filing fee. Court costs are assessed against The clerk shall serve upon all parties notice of this judgment and its date of entry upon the journal. ___________________________________ J. WARREN BETTIS Judge Entry cc: Peter D. Welin Daniel F. Edwards Michael W. Currie 10 W. Broad Street, 7th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215-3435 Attorneys for Plaintiff Dugan & Meyers Construction Company, Inc. James S. Savage 175 South Third Street Suite 210 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Attorney for Plaintiffs Teepee River City Mechanical and J.A. Croson, Inc. John J. Petro 338 South High Street Second Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215 Attorney for Plaintiff Accurate Electric Construction Co. William C. Becker Assistant Attorney General 150 East Gay Street, 23rd Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215-3130 Attorneys for Defendants [Cite as Dugan & Meyers Constr. Co., Inc. v. Ohio Dept. of Admin. Serv., 2005-Ohio-7017.] Joseph A. Brunetto William G. Porter Special Counsel to Attorney General 52 East Gay Street P.O. Box 1008 Columbus, Ohio 43216-1008 HTS/cmd Filed December 9, 2005 To S.C. reporter December 29, 2005

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