Old Orchard by the Bay Associates v. Hamilton Mutual Insurance

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This litigation arises out of a construction contract dispute between a property owner, plaintiff, and its general contractor’s surety, defendant. The plaintiff, Old Orchard by the Bay Associates, filed a complaint on February 10, 1978, in Oakland Circuit Court, alleging that defendant, Hamilton Mutual Insurance Company, was liable under a surety bond for latent defects relating to the construction of an apartment project which Old Orchard owns. The litigation was pending for three years, during which time the parties commenced discovery, and in 1980 the case was mediated.

By a stipulated…