Security Construction Co. v. Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance

MEMORANDUM

WARRINER, District Judge.

Plaintiff is a Virginia corporation and defendant is a Pennsylvania corporation. The amount in controversy is in excess of $10,000 and the Court proceeds in this case under diversity jurisdiction.

Plaintiff presents an appealing case. It had the solution to its problems within its grasp but didn’t realize it until too late. In January of 1975 Security entered into a general contract for the construction of a 250-unit housing development in Hagerstown, Maryland. In the early part of February 1975, Security engaged Maietta Trucking Company to do preliminary…