Electric Supply Co. of Durham, Inc. v. Swain Electrical Co.

MEYER, Justice.

In 1986, defendant-appellant Winstons Venture I (hereinafter the “Owner”) hired defendant-appellant Davidson and Jones Con*653struction Company (hereinafter the “Contractor”) to build a Comfort Inn motel in Durham. The Contractor in turn hired Swain Electrical Co., Inc. (hereinafter the “First-tier Subcontractor”), to install electrical systems in the project. The First-tier Subcontractor subcontracted with the plaintiff-appellee, Electric Supply Co. of Durham, Inc. (hereinafter the “Second-tier Subcontractor”), to supply electrical materials for incorporation into the construction…