Mu Chapter of the Sigma Pi Fraternity of the United States, Inc. v. Northeast Construction Services, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Walter J. Reliman, Jr., J.

Mu Chapter of the Sigma Pi Fraternity of the United States, Inc. (Mu), hired Northeast Construction Services, Inc. (NE), to perform extensive renovations and improvements upon an existing fraternity structure, including the construction of a new four-story addition. The lump-sum price of the job was $664,200, the largest part of which (perhaps $400,000-500,000) was allocable to the new addition. On the morning of April 28, 1994, the NE crew began work, using acetylene torches to remove certain iron work. At noon, the crew took a lunch break.…