John H. Pelt Co. v. American Cas. Co. of Reading, Pa.

GUITTARD, Justice.

John H. Pelt Company, Inc., a building contractor, sued American Casualty Company for damages resulting from defendant’s repudiation of a purported performance and payment bond ostensibly executed by defendant as surety, but which defendant alleges to be a forgery. The suit was filed within two years after the repudiation, but plaintiff amended its petition more than two years after the repudiation and alleged different grounds of liability. Defendant moved for summary judgment on the ground that the cause of action alleged in the amended petition is barred by the two-year…