Robertson v. Laughlin Insulation Co.

Marshall, Judge.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether or not the trial court erred in concluding that privity existed between the appellant property owner and the appellee subcontractor of the owner’s general contractor.

As stated in the appellant’s brief, this case presents the classic story wherein a property owner enters into a contract with a general contractor to make certain improvements on the owner’s land (apartment buildings); the general contractor enters into a contract with the subcontractor to furnish a portion of the labor and materials (insulation) required under the general…