Chaney Building Co. v. City of Tucson

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

This is an appeal by the city in a case involving the building of Fire Station No. 7 in Tucson. Because the determinative issue in this case involves the applicability of the doctrine of collateral estoppel, we commence with the procedural history of the case.

Chaney Building Company, Inc. (Chaney) sued the city for breach of contract, alleging that the city owed it $142,554.81 for the balance due on its contract for its construction of the station. Chaney subsequently was allowed to file an amended complaint which added the architectural firm of John R. Kulseth Associates…