Centerplan Construction Co., LLC v. Hartford

Summary

The court reversed the judgment for the city because the trial court resolved several contract-interpretation and termination issues as a matter of law that required fact-finder determinations. It held that control and responsibility for the architect shifted over distinct contractual periods, that DoNo retained the ability to pursue certain pre-term-sheet claims, and that Centerplan retained some right to notice and an opportunity to cure before termination. The court remanded for a new trial addressing contract control, ratification, termination rights, notice and cure, and futility.