Pulte Homes Corp. v. Williams Mechanical, Inc.

Opinion

RAMIREZ, P.J.

—Pulte Homes Corporation (Pulte) filed this action against Williams Mechanical, Inc. (Williams), for defective performance of a plumbing subcontract. Even before the action was filed, however, Williams was defunct; first, it was suspended by the Secretary of State, and thereafter, it dissolved voluntarily.

Pulte served Williams by effecting service on an attorney whom Williams had designated as its agent for service of process. The attorney, however, did not notify Williams of the action; he also did not identify or notify Williams’s liability insurer. Williams, of course,…