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1 ELIZABETH VELEZ, assignee of JOSE VARGAS, et al. v. WILKERSON ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC., et al. -- rank: 1000

... bond required by this article.     Prior to the 1996 revisions, N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145 required the person making the claim against the surety on ... the duly authorized board or officer[.]" Effective August 24, 1996, N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145 now requires that a beneficiary under the Bond Act furnish ... have performed actual work or delivered materials to the project. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145.]     Accordingly, prior to the August 24, 1996 amendments, the one ... amendments added the following requirement in the opening paragraph of N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145:     Any person who may be a beneficiary of the payment ... of any work, as required by the first paragraph of N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145, was not provided. Id. at 347-48. In considering applicability ... The 1996 statutory scheme outlined by the amended version of N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145 addressed that goal by first, identifying potential beneficiaries under ...

docket:	a6111-99
court:	njappellate
decided:	2002-05-14
status:	published
citation:	351 N.J. Super. 2
Document Size:	28000

2 DIAL BLOCK COMPANY, INC. v. MASTRO MASONRY CONTRACTORS -- rank: 913

... Agreement constituted a "direct contract" within the plain meaning of N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145. If it did, plaintiff could seek payment under the bond ... same, that said person is a beneficiary of the bond. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145 (emphasis added).] The motion judge determined that the Agreement was ... Inc. , 108 N.J. 123 , 136 (1987). When we interpret N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145 to determine if the Agreement is a "direct contract" within ... subject of the instant dispute. See L. 1996, c. 81. N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145 now provides that a "person who . . . does not have a ... joint check agreement constitutes a "direct contract" for purposes of N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145. But, we need not write on a clean slate. A ... was created between plaintiff and Bock within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145. This construction of the term "direct contract" is consistent ...

docket:	A2827-03
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2004-12-30
status:	published
citation:	374 N.J. Super. 13 863 A.2d 373
Document Size:	34176

3 HI-TECH STEEL ERECTORS, INC. v. TLC DRYWALL CONSTRUCTION -- rank: 856

... comply with the requirements of the Public Works Bond Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145. Specifically, the judge noted: [A]t this point in time everybody knows what the bond law [N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145] requires and does not require, so the explicit requirement that ... no notice requirement similar to the one set forth in N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145. Consequently, the judge denied reconsideration of the dismissal of the ... the contractor by certified mail or otherwise . . . that said person N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145 (emphasis is a beneficiary of the bond.' added). Additionally, the ... the supplier and the general contractor within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145. Ibid. The supplier was thus a second-tier subcontractor (or ...

docket:	a2531-07
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-01-05
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	33156

4 PRO-SPEC PAINTING, INC. v. ONE BEACON INSURANCE CO., et al. -- rank: 603

... complaint was time barred in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145, requiring the supplier of labor and materials to bring an ... plaintiff filed its complaint against defendant on June 10, 2004. N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145 and 146 require a beneficiary of a surety bond to ... limitation period is directly contradicted by the express wording of N.J.S.A. 2A:44-145 and -146 and lacks sufficient merit to warrant further discussion ...

docket:	A0927-04
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2005-10-03
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	35561