"Automatic" Sprinkler Corp. of America v. Coley & Petersen, Inc.

This appeal arises from a contract to construct a public facility. Following an incident which resulted in damage to portions of the structure, two subcontractors sued a third subcontractor for recovery of costs and expenses incurred during repair of the damage. Upon review, we consider whether the plaintiffs below had standing to sue, whether contractual waiver provisions barred the plaintiffs’ actions, and whether certain items of damage were properly admitted in evidence.

In 1968, the City of Roanoke entered into a lump sum contract in the amount of $11 million with Nello L. Teer Company,…