Tempco Heating & Cooling, Inc v. a Rea Construction, Inc

Defendants A. Rea Construction, Inc., and American Casualty Company appeal as of right from a circuit court order granting judgment for plaintiff and from an order denying defendants’ motion for new trial. We reverse and remand.

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Defendant A. Rea Construction, Inc., was a general contractor for the Walter P. Reuther Psychiatric Hospital construction project in Westland, Michigan. Williamson Mechanical, Inc., was a sub contractor to Rea Construction. Plaintiff was a subcontractor to Williamson. A payment bond was obtained pursuant to MCL 129.203; MSA 5.2321(3), naming Rea Construction as…