South End Construction, Inc. v. Tom Brunton Masonry, Inc., No. 7:2012cv00390 - Document 36 (W.D. Va. 2013)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge James C. Turk on 2/25/13. (sas)

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CLERK' OFFI U. DI COURT S CE S. ST. ATROANOKE, VA FI LED I TH E U M TE D STAT ES D ISTR ICT CO U R T N FO R TH E W E STER N D I STR I O F V I G I I CT R N A R O A NO K E D I I O N V SI SOUTH END CONSTRUCTI ON,I , NC. FEB 25 2 1 23 J A C. DLEY CL ULI D ERK BY: PtR CL l ERK Ci lA c i N o.7: 2- vvi t on 1 c 390 Pl ntf , ai if M EM O M ND U M O PI I N N O TO M BRU N TO N M A SO N RY ,I C. N , D e endant f . By:H on. Jam e C.Tur s k Se orUnie St t Dit i tJudge ni t d a es s r c I t s c r t diput bewee Sout End Consr ci (l ut End' o n hi ontacual s e t n h tu ton ç h so ' r ç an ifl a g n r l c n rco- a d To Br no M a o y (ç u tn M a o r ' o s itf 'pl e ea o ta tr n m u t n s nr s n o Br s n y' r ç eenda l as onta t ,Brmt Mas yalege t tSout Endunlwf lyrti dtn r f nf'- ubc rcor t on onr l s ha h a ul eane e pe c oft r qu r d pr es pa r ent he e ie ogr s ymen s owe t Brmt M a onr whe a Vig ni sa u e t d o t on s y n r i a ttt lm ist l w f r t i ge t fve pe c nt So h End has a it t ti r t i d f i t he a ul e a na o i r e . ut dm ted ha t e a ne unds i e e s n xc s of t sa ut y alowa ,but a gues i is M o i n t Dimi s Co mt V oft Count cai he tt or l nce r n t to o s s t he er l m ( No. 0 t a t v oae sau ed sno c nana e rs prv t rg to a to a dt a ECF 3 ) h t he i ltd ttt oe t o ti n xp e s iae ih f ci n n h t t s Co ts d not i y one.Def nda has fl d a Bref i Opposto ECF No.35 i hi ur houl mpl e nt ie i n ii n, ,n whih i a g t tt Cot ts ul i y aprvae rg ofaci --or i t at r tve t t c t r ues ha he u' ho d mpl i t i ht ton , n he le na i - ha t tve pe ce saut y r t i e lm i wa i or aed it t co r c by ope ai oflw . he i r nt t t or e anag i t s nc por t n o he nta t r ton a Pli tf e e t d no t fl a Re y.Bo h pa te ha i c t d a de ie t pr e wihouta a n if l c e t o ie pl t ri s ve ndia e sr o oce d t he rng a t m a tri now rpef diposton. a i nd he te s i or s ii Fo t r s t tf l w,Pl ntf' M oton t Dimi si GR ANTED,butt Cour r he ea ons ha olo ai ifs i o s s s he t w il gr Def l ant endant l eave t tl a Second A m ended Col t cl m t r pl Count V as a o ie m er ai o e- ead br a h of c r c cai bec us t fve pe c nt r t nag lm i was i om or t d i t t ec onta t l m a e he i r e e ai e i t nc a e n o he co r c by Ope a i Oflw . nta t r ton a 1 . BA CK G R O U ND A ND A NA LY SI S Thi diput a ie o oft br c ofa co t di c r c co e ni a a ton t s s e rs s ut he ea h nsnz on onta t nc r ng n ddii o t W yt Cot y Ofi es i W yt vil Vigi a Sout End i t ge a c r t f t he he mt fc n he le, r ni . h s he ner l ontacor or he a dto a d s b o ta td wih Br no M a o r t p o d t ma o r wok f rt p oe t d iin n u c nr ce t u tn s n y o rvie he s n y r o he rj c . As i t ca ewih man s nta ta ee nt ,Br o M as y woul pe i c l pr e s he s t y ubco r c gr me s unt n onr d rodialy es nt pr r spa nta plc tonst So h End,whih wo d i t s e am og e spa ntfom og es yme p i ai o ut c ul n um e k r s yme r W yt Cot y.W hen W yt Cot y m a pr es pa he mt he mt de ogr s ymen s t So h End,Sout End woul t o ut h d f wa d t f or r he unds d t Br nt M as nr ls a c ran pe c nt ge,c le ç eai ge,'ço ue o u on o y, e s e ti r e a a ld l t na ' ç r t e tr f t u pef ma eoft conr t'Va. deAnn.j2. 43334 . nsle aihf l ror nc he tac ' Co 2a) The pa te 'c r c s cii t tV igi a l w gove nst pr s nta ton.Se ECF N o. ri s ont a t pe fes ha r ni a r he e e c i e 1 1 Ex. 1 a 1 Th Vigna P b i P o l e n Ac (VPPA' - whih g v r s p bl -, t . e r ii u lc r cz me t t ç r $ ' ) c o en u i c conta i i t Comm o at lm ist pe c nt ge ofm o y owe t as onta t rt t r ctng n he nwe lh- i t he r e a ne d o ubc r c o ha a ge r c r c ormay r t n fom ea ne i t lme pr r s pa e st fve pe c nt Se ne al onta t eai r r d nsal nt og e s ym nt o i re . e Va.Cod Ann.j 2. 433349.Sout End hasa te t ti t ra ty wihhed tn pe c nt e 21 h dmitd ha t t r nl t l e r e e ( 0. rti ge, rt r t n t fve pece ( 0%) pemitd by t Vigi a Publc 1 0%) eana ahe ha he i r nt 5. r te he r ni i Pr c me tAc . ECFNo. 9 M s rt Co ne cam !2 . o me n t' ' 2 , we o u tr li 4 Br nt n M as y c e t t t s Co t s d i y a prva e rg of aci n t u o onr ont nds ha hi ur houl mpl i t i ht to o rme t svi ai ofj 2. 4333.The i i to howe r ofprvaerghs ofacin by e dy hi olton 2mplcain, ve , i t i t to f de a c t i dif vor d.Se A & E Suppl Co. I v. ai e r l ours s s a e e v s nc. N tonwi M u .Fie l .Co. 798 de t r ns , F.d 6 9 6 4 (t Ci.1 6 Ci se ea c rs s o l b r lca tt ra p i ae rg t o 2 6 , 7 4 h r 98 ) l d rl ou t h u d e eu tn o e d rv t ih s f l ac i n i o s a e l s w he e s a e co t a s a e l gi l t es ha no done s W ihoutc e r to nt t t aw r t t ur s nd t t e s a m ve t o. t la a s ctc e de of lgi ltve i e ,t c e ton ofa prva e rg ofaci by a f r l nd pe ii vi nce e sai nt nt he r a i i t iht ton ede a c ta oga esbot t pr r tvesoft poltc br nc sa t o ousa ho iy o saes our br t h he e oga i he iial a he nd he bvi ut rt f tt t sul t c e ofsae lw.) Be us t r i no e smi t rgh ofa to i t o c pt he ontnt tt a ' . ca e hee s xmes vae i t cin n he ' saut,no ha a Vigi a c ti id a prvae rghtof a ton t rmed a j 2. 4333 tt e r s ny r ni our mple it i ci o e y 2vi a i t Cour G R AN TS t M oton t D i m i s Cot tV oft Col t c ai i is c r nt ol ton, he t he i o s s m he m er l m n t ur e fr . om Thi l k ofa i ple rghtofa ton doe no l a Br nt M a o y wihoutar med , s ac n m id i ci s t e ve u on s m t e y howe r be aus t fve pe c ntr t nag lmi wa i om or t a a mate of1 w i o t ve , c e he i r e eai e i t s nc aed s tr a nt he c r c .The Supr m e Cour of Vigi a has sa e t t t VPPA i û nc or t d ... onta t e t r ni tt d ha he s t om a e i by ope a i n of l w ' i o publc pr lr m e co r c s whe e ispr s ons a e r l va .Se Envt. r to a ' nt i oc z e nt nt a t r t ovi i r e e nt e l stfi Acquiii Cor v.B & R Cons.M c . I ,725 S. 2d 550,554,554 n. ( afng ston p. t mts nc. E. 3 Va. 2 2 (o cu i t a j22 4 3 o te VPP wa ic r o ae it a r lv n c nr c b 01 ) c n ldng h t .- 3 7 f h A s n o p rtd n o ee a t o ta t y opeain oflw a quotng M a v v.Am.Ca .Co.23 S. 2d 221 223 ( 1 ,f t rto a nd i xe s , E. , Va. 942) or he pr ii t ttl)pe tne saut i asmuc apa toft c r tasi i weei por td oposton ha ta ri nt tt e s h r he ontac f t r nco ae i i.) M orove ,ç conrc t pef r a a tpr bie by a saut i voi 'Paumbo v. n t' . e r & ta t o ro m n c ohi td ' a tt e s d.' l Be n t 40 S. 2 1 2 1 3 ( .1 91 . cin 22 4 3 i drcl o p ita t pe itd n et 9 E.d 5 , 5 Va 9 ) Se to .- 3 3 s ie ty n o n s o nnte r ti e anage i a publc pr ur m e c r c , whih Sout End has not d s e The Cour n i oc e nt onta t c h iput d. t t rf e c l t t j 2. 4333 wa i omortd by o rton oflw i o t c r c heeor oncudes ha 2s nc ae peai a nt he onta t be wee Sout End a Bnmt M a onr Thi saut r pr vii r plce t r e nt voi t n h nd on s y. s t t o y o son e a d he elva , d s c i oft c r c t tpu pore t al Sout End t r t n t n pe c ntoft pr r s e ton he onta t ha r td o low h o eai e r e he og e s paym ent s. Furhemor,Bnmt M a p y di notwave t pr ecins of j 2. 4333 whe i tr e on s nr d i he ot to 2n t a ee t t t pe c tr t i gei t c r c . Supr m eCour ofVigi aha sae gr d o he en r en e a na n he onta t The e t r ni s tt d: Th s i i ce r t a t e ( A) i t q e b c us i t e a e o p b i u , t s la h t h VPP s miu e a e n h r a f u lc pr tr m e ,t sat o y s he baanc many co tng i e e t a c e s ocle nt he t ut r c me l es mpei nt r ss nd onf r c ran rght a e t i i s nd oblgai ns upon cii ns of t Com monwe lh, i to tze he at no ve n nt c r c or ,a go m me a e ii s Be us oft s t q ngo r me al onta t s nd ve nt l ntte . ca e hi mi ue s he i t a e ofe i i sa ut y a horza i ce t n rg sc c me, n he bs nce xplct tt or ut i ton, rai i ht anno b t e wai d by co r c .I t Ac we e t be co t e t pe m i a c r t r ora ve nta t f he t r o nsnz d o r t ontac o gove n nt le iy t wa vece t n rg s t n t e wave sm i fusr t t r me a ntt o i rai i ht , he hes i r ght r ta e he g st tt Ge r lA s e y s htt a hive by e c i t Ac . oal ha he ne a s mbl oug o c e na tng he t W . .S hose CopI c v.Bd o Su r o F ifx Cnv. 4 8 S. 2 91 ,9 2 ( .1 9 ) M c l sr . n . . f p's f ara t , 2 E.d 9 2 Va 9 3 . 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