Legal Opinion
City of Kansas City Ex Rel. Lafarge North America Inc. v. Ace Pipe Cleaning, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided July 26, 2011No. WD 73044PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYNTHIA L. MARTIN, Judge.
Plaintiffs/Appellants Lafarge North America Inc. and Quicksilver 2005, LLC appeal the trial court’s judgment denying them the right to recover against statutory payment bonds issued to a general contractor on public works projects in the City of Kansas City. We affirm.
Factual Background
The facts of this case present a relatively straight-forward legal issue. Under Missouri’s Little Miller Act, can a supplier to a sub-subcontractor récover against a statutory payment bond obtained by a general contractor on a public works project? The answer is no.
The City of Kansas…
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