Layton Construction Co. v. Shaw Contract Flooring Services, Inc.

Opinion by

JUDGE J. JONES

¶ 1 Plaintiff, Layton Construction Co., Inc. (Layton), appeals the district court’s summary judgment for defendant, Shaw Contract Flooring Services, Inc. (Shaw), based on the doctrine of claim preclusion. Because we conclude that all of Layton’s contentions challenging the district court’s application of that doctrine are without merit, we affirm.

I. Background

¶ 2 Layton was the general contractor responsible for construction of a hotel in Vail, Colorado. It hired Shaw, and many other subcontractors, to perform work on the project.

¶ 3 In June 2009, the property owner…