Roberts v. PEARCE CONST. CO., INC.

The defendant, William B. Roberts, appeals from a summary judgment entered by the trial court in favor of the plaintiff, Pearce Construction Company, Inc. ("Pearce") in its declaratory judgment action. The issues for our review are: 1) whether Pearce has standing to bring an action to determine its rights and liabilities under a contract between Roberts and Madison Square Townhomes ("MST"); and 2) whether the trial court erred in holding that that contract was invalid because a) Roberts did not provide sufficient consideration, or b) an order of the judge in the bankruptcy proceedings of…