Legal Opinion
Phillips Construction Co. v. Cowart Iron Works, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 25, 1983No. 39029PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Chief Justice.
Phillips Construction Company (general contractor) contracted with the owner, Donald Golden (owner), for the construction of a shopping center. Cowart Iron Works, Inc., and Rembrant, Inc. (subcontractors), subcontracted with the general contractor for portions of the work on the project. The subcontractors, in separate suits, sued the general contractor and its surety, American Insurance Company, for breach of contract and sought to impose a lien on the project site to recover the contract fee. The owner intervened as a defendant in the Cowart case and was a named…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Baltimore Contractors, Inc. v. BodingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Enelow v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Shanferoke Coal & Supply Corp. v. Westchester Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Pace Construction Corp. v. Houdaille-Duval-Wright Division, Houdaille Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Prince Faisal v. Batson-Cook Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
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3Cited by24 opinions
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