CONTRACTOR'S BREACH PRECEDED OWNER'S NONPAYMENT

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville

O’Neal v. Henson

No. M2006-02118
November 15, 2007

A Tennessee court has addressed the common question of who breached the contract first, the owner or the contractor. Calling it “essentially a he said/she said determination,” the court concluded that the contractor’s defective workmanship justified the owner’s refusal to pay and entitled ... Log in to view the full text.