ST. LOUIS — A roofing contractor is suing prominent apartment developers Victor Alston and Sid Chakraverty, alleging the brothers did not pay for emergency repairs following the deadly May tornado.

Instead, Amigo Roofing and Contracting claims in court documents filed last week that Alston, Chakraverty and their construction arm, Big Sur Construction, kept the insurance money “for their own personal use and enjoyment.”

The St. Peters-based contractor said the developer signed three separate agreements for emergency work at its Chelsea, Hudson and other Pershing Avenue apartments on May 18, just two days after a tornado killed five people and barreled down a nearly 23-mile path from Clayton through the Metro East.

Amigo Roofing said the developers never paid, and owe more than $517,

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