Alstom Power, Inc. v. Balcke-Durr, Inc.

Opinion

VERTEFEUILLE, J.

This appeal arises out of the trial court’s judgment denying the petition filed by the plaintiff, Alstom Power, Inc., to dissolve a bond substituted for a mechanic’s lien filed by the defendant, Balcke-Durr, Inc. Following a hearing, the trial court concluded that, because the parties finalized the agreement at issue in this case after October 1,1999, General Statutes § 42-*601158l (a),1 which nullifies lien waiver provisions in construction contracts created on or after October 1,1999, applied to nullify the mechanic’s lien waiver signed by the defendant. On appeal to…