Young Elec. Contractors, Inc. v. Dustin Constr., Inc.

ARGUED BEFORE: Barbera, C.J., Greene Adkins, McDonald, Watts, Hotten, Getty, JJ.

McDonald, J.

In a typical scenario in the construction industry, the owner of a construction project enters into a prime contract with a general contractor to erect or renovate a building. The general contractor then enters into subcontracts with suppliers and trade contractors, such as plumbers and electricians, to provide materials or to perform portions of the work. For various reasons, the owner of the project may later be unable or unwilling to pay the general contractor under the prime contract. What this…