On April 17, 2026, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued its unpublished per curiam opinion in Pearson Construction Company, Inc v The Dailey Company and High Top Buds, LLC, No. 369918 (Mich Ct App April 17, 2026) (link here), affirming an Oakland Circuit Court judgment of more than $1 million against a carpentry subcontractor.

The decision is a useful reminder that a property owner who is not a signatory to a subcontract may still enforce that subcontract as a third-party beneficiary under MCL 600.1405, and that a contractor who agrees to a pre-award scope form cannot later rely on prior bid revisions to rewrite the deal.