GMT Construction, Inc. v. Gulfside Supply, Inc.

Gulfside Supply, Inc. (“Gulfside”) is a roofing supply company that supplied roofing materials to GMT Construction, Inc. (“GMT”) and Anderson Roofing (“Anderson Roofing”). The issue in this case is whether GMT and Ronald Smith, an officer of GMT, breached GMT’s contract with Gulfside by failing to pay for roofing materials purchased from Gulfside and charged to GMT’s account. For the reasons explained below, we reverse the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Gulfside.

Although GMT performed roof replacements and repairs, it also referred some of its roofing work to…