General Equipment Manufacturers v. Westfield Insurance

*551DEL SOLE, Judge:

This appeal results from a jury verdict in favor of General Equipment Manufacturers, Inc. [Gem] which sued West-field Insurance Co., [Westfield], which is the surety on the bond of Coco Bros. [Coco], a general contractor. The jury awarded $78,486.00 to Gem to which was added interest.

Gem brought this action on the unpaid amount on it’s contract with Coco, which was engaged by the School Board of Pittsburgh to renovate the Oliver High School. Coco employed a number of subcontractors, including Gem, on this project. In late March or early April of 1987, the Board dismissed Coco…