Vaudreuil v. Nelson Engineering & Construction Co.

The plaintiff, Gerald Vaudreuil (Vaudreuil), has appealed from a Superior Court order affirming the report of a special master. The special master found that the plaintiffs claim against the defendant, American Employers’ Insurance Company (American), under a labor and materials payment bond, was barred because of the plaintiff s failure to comply with the one-year period of limitations contained in the bond. We affirm.

The facts are not in controversy. The defendant, Nelson Engineering and Construction Co., Inc. (Nelson), was constructing the Ann & Hope building in Warwick. On December 4,…