Mount Mariah Baptist Church, Inc. v. Pannell's Associated Electric, Inc.

I, GASKINS, J.

The defendants, Pannell’s Associated Electric, Inc. and Acstar Insurance Company, appeal from a trial court judgment ordering them to pay the plaintiff, Mount Mariah Baptist Church, Inc., $148,620.04 arising from a dispute over a building contract. For the following reasons, we affirm in part and amend in part the trial court judgment.

FACTS

In 1998, Mount Mariah Baptist Church, Inc., “the church” decided to renovate their existing building and add a new sanctuary. The church hired Jeron Rogers, an engineer, to draw the plans. Amos Hines bid $497,000.00 to build according to the…