General State Authority v. Sutter Corp.

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

In June 1976, the General State Authority (GSA) commenced this action in assumpsit against the general contractor, Sutter Corporation,1 for damages arising from difficulties encountered with the roof of a newly-built annex to the Scranton State General Hospital. Sutter, in turn, filed a complaint in December 1976 joining architects Lewis and Berghauser as additional party-defendants under Pa. R.C.P. No. 2252. By order of July 10, 1979, this court dismissed Sutter’s complaint, with leave to amend, because the contractor had failed to set forth an adequate claim for…