J. H. Thompson Corp. v. DC Contractors

Opinion

VOGEL, J.

The issue presented by this case is whether a public entity’s failure to give the notice required by section 3185 of the Civil Code 1 concerning the deadline for filing an action to enforce a stop notice affects the entity’s right to rely on the statute of limitations otherwise applicable to stop notice actions. We hold that it does.

Facts

The California Department of Water Resources awarded a general contract for construction work to DC Contractors. DC hired Moss Construction as a subcontractor and Moss obtained its equipment from J. H. Thompson Corporation. On May 31, 1985,…