Shaw v. East Coast Builders of Columbia, Inc.

Richter, Acting Associate Justice:

The circuit court denied appellant’s motion to dismiss. We affirm.

Appellant East Coast Builders of Columbia, Inc. (East Coast) and respondent Jack Shaw (Shaw), entered into a contract for the construction of a building in Irmo, South Carolina. The parties used a form contract put out by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), entitled “Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor.”

After the building was constructed by East Coast, a dispute arose between parties. Shaw filed an action alleging •that East Coast had breached the contract and that…