Summit-Top Development, Inc. v. Williamson Construction, Inc.

Cooper, Judge.

Appellants, developers of a housing subdivision, retained appellee for grading, clearing and sewer installation on the project in March of 1988. Appellee billed appellant Summit-Top Development, Inc. (“Summit-Top”) monthly for work performed and was paid accordingly until appellee submitted an invoice on September 8, 1988 for $342,303.90 for the blasting and removal of mass rock. Appellant James Ross (“Ross”), a principal in Summit-Top and the corporation’s engineer, expressed doubt that appellee’s actual blasting work justified the amount billed. The parties met in an effort to…