D. R. Hall Construction, Inc. v. Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors

By Judge William H. Ledbetter, Jr.

The issue in this construction contract case is whether the contractor’s claims are barred because they were not submitted to the owner in a timely and proper manner as required by law and the parties’ contract.

Summary of Facts

Because no evidence has been taken at this stage of the litigation, the facts recited here are gleaned from the parties’ pleadings and attachments.

The Board of Supervisors of Spotsylvania County (the County) and D. R. Hall Construction, Inc. (Hall) entered into a contract dated October 14, 1994, for construction of a fire station. In…