Can a general contractor be sued for negligence or breach of contract by a subcontractor who works on the construction of a house?
New Brunswick, Canada
The following excerpt is from The Province of New Brunswick v. Grant Thornton LLP, et al, 2019 NBQB 36 (CanLII):
In Kowal v. Shyiak, 2012 ONCA 512 the plaintiff sued a subcontractor that had worked on the construction of his new house. There was water leakage around their windows and doors and damage to their floors. The plaintiffs tried to resolve the situation with the contractors but the general contractor refused to take responsibility. Three experts were retained, two of which blamed the general contractor and one the subcontractor.
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