James Corp. v. North Allegheny School District

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

A matter of first impression and a primary issue in this appeal is whether the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court (trial court) erred by awarding James Corporation, d/b/a James Construction (Contractor) acceleration damages under the “measured mile” theory of recovery.

Contractor’s claims arose out of a contract with the North Allegheny School District (School District) for renovations to Hosack Elementary School (Project). Contractor sought acceleration damages resulting from School District’s refusal to extend the Project completion date after construction delays.…