Evans Mechwart Hambleton & Tilton Inc. v. Triad Architects Ltd.

Evans Mechwart Hambleton & Tilton Inc. provided civil-engineering services to Triad Architects Ltd. under contracts whose payment clauses tied payment to Triad's receipt of payment from the project owner, Centurion. Centurion cancelled the projects without paying, and Triad refused to pay Evans, sparking a dispute over the clause's meaning.

Whether a payment clause conditioning a contractor's payment on receipt of payment from the owner operates as a 'pay-when-paid' provision or a 'pay-if-paid' condition precedent.