JLC ??MAY 1992
West Virginia: The state's
supreme court recently
confirmed a damage
award against a contractor
who undercut a
subcontractor by hiring
one of the sub's employees
on the side. The GC
had hired the sub to do
concrete and framing
work. While that was
being done, the GC also
hired the sub's supervisor
to come in off-hours and
finish the underground
utility lines. The GC
rejected all bids for that
work, including one from
the sub. The sub fired the
supervisor and stopped all
work, which was then finished
by the fired
supervisor. The jury found
this improper and ordered
the GC to pay the subcontractor
$24,000 in
actual compensation and
$75,000 in punitive damages
for interfering with
the sub-superintendent
relationship.
Mississippi: The Home
Builders Association of
Mississippi has decided to
provide its