Yamanishi v. Bleily & Collishaw, Inc.

Opinion

ELKINGTON, J.

Defendant Collishaw Sprinkler Co., Inc., contracted with the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Seaside to construct a public park on the agency’s property. Collishaw Sprinkler Co., Inc., then entered into a subcontract with defendant Bleily & Collishaw, Inc., wherein the latter agreed to undertake certain portions of the work including landscaping, paving and grading. Bleily & Collishaw, Inc. in turn entered into “lower tier” subcontracts with (1) plaintiff Henry Yamanishi for the landscaping of the project, and (2) with Monterey Peninsula Paving & Grading, Inc. for the…