Woodside Manor v. Rose Brothers Co.

CLAGETT, Associate Judge.

Woodside Manor is a new apartment development located in nearby Maryland. It was constructed by Banks & Lee, Inc., a general contractor under contract with Woodside Manor, Inc., the plaintiff corporation. Banks & Lee, Inc., employed a subcontractor, Rose Bros., Inc., the defendant corporation, to install the roofing on the various buildings which comprise the project. Plaintiff claimed that the roof of one of the buildings was defectively laid through negligence and as a result water leaked into the apartment of one of the tenants on the top floor. This water seepage…