South-Way Construction Co. v. Adams City Service

This action was brought under C.R.S. 1963, 86-7-7, by a materialman, Adams City Service, to recover the cost of certain materials which it had supplied to Acme Sand and Gravel Co. for work on a public property. The Metropolitan Denver Sewage Disposal District had let the construction contract to Mead & Mount Construction Company, Inc., which subcontracted part of the work to South-Way Construction Co., Inc. In turn, South-Way Construction subcontracted part of its work to Acme Sand. Thus Adams City Service is the materialman to a sub-subcontractor. Summary judgment was entered against Acme…