White Repair & Contracting Company v. Georgia Roofing & Metal Company

Underwood, Judge.

White Repair agreed with Arlen that it would make roofing repairs to Arlen’s building in the LaVista Villa Apartments, and White subcontracted with Georgia Roofing to do the actual work. After completion of the repairs the roof continued to leak, prompting Arlen to call upon White to make good under its 5-year guarantee of materials and workmanship; and White in turn called upon Georgia Roofing to make good over to it under a similar'guarantee in the subcontract.

Georgia Roofing refused, contending, inter alia, that there were material differences in the two contracts; and…