William F. Klingensmith, Inc. v. District of Columbia Ex Rel. Reliance Insurance

Appellants appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court awarding the Reliance Insurance Co. (Reliance) $9,413.92. They contend that the trial court erred in finding that appellant William F. Klingensmith, Inc. (Klingensmith) had by silence agreed to pay Reliance $8,492.10 in settlement of claims arising from a dispute concerning performance under a subcontract between Klingensmith and Cohen Brothers Plumbing & Heating, Inc. (Cohen). We are persuaded that Klingensmith’s silence could not as a matter of law constitute an acceptance of Reliance’s offer and we must accordingly reverse the…