CONTRACTOR CANNOT RECOVER COSTS FOR MODIFYING FAULTY STEEL FROM BANKRUPT SUBCONTRACTOR’S INSURER
publication date: May 30, 2004
Prime contractor sued its subcontractor’s insurance company after discovering that the steel pile caps the sub delivered and installed were a lower grade than the contract required. The trial court granted the insurance company’s summary judgment motion and the prime contractor appealed. The appellate court affirmed the trial court’s decision.
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