Contractor v. Owner: Binding Effect of Accepted Architect's Certificate on Construction Claims

Contractor v. Owner: Binding Effect of Accepted Architect's Certificate on Construction Claims: A contractor sued a property owner to recover the balance due for construction work, but the owner asserted a counterclaim based on the architect's certificate, which had been accepted by the contractor, stating the work was defective; the court held that the architect's certificate, accepted by the contractor without reservation, constituted a binding acknowledgment of the condition of the work, precluding the contractor from subsequently claiming additional payment based on defects that should have been noted at that time, thus affirming the lower court's decision to reject the contractor's claim while upholding the counterclaim based on the accepted certification.