CH Leavell & Co. v. Glantz Contracting Corp. of La., Inc.

RUBIN, District Judge:

A motion for summary judgment here raises the question whether a contract between a building owner and its architects constitutes a stipulation pour autrui in favor of the contractor engaged to construct the building, and whether the architect is impliedly a party to the owner’s agreement with the construction contractor.

The Board 1 wanted to build an exhibition facility, to be called Rivergate. It agreed with Architects 2 to provide professional services to the Board in connection with this project. Two years later the Board engaged Leavell 3 as general contractor to…