Legal Opinion
Nether Providence Township School Authority v. Thomas M. Durkin & Sons, Inc.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 31, 1984No. 81 E.D. Appeal Docket 1983PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
PAPADAKOS, Justice.
This appeal by the Nether Providence Township School Authority (Authority) calls into question well-settled principles of law concerning waiver of public contract provisions regulating change orders and extra work claims.
The Authority and Thomas M. Durkin and Sons, Inc., (Contractor) entered into a contract on June 12, 1968, under which the Contractor was to construct a new high school for the Authority at a price of $586,000.00. Not long after construction began, the Contractor noticed discrepancies between the site plan topography contour lines and the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Goetz's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Lehigh County v. KlecknerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1843
- Malone v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- City ex rel. O'Rourke v. HaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1880
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