American Casualty Co. v. D.L. Withers Construction, L.C.

OPINION

HALL, Judge.

¶ 1 In this declaratory judgment action, the trial court granted summary judgment to American Casualty of Reading, Pennsylvania (“American Casualty”) because the court determined that D.L. Withers Construction, L.C. (“Withers”) was not a proper claimant under a labor and material payment bond issued by American Casualty. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶2 The material facts are undisputed. Withers, the general contractor for the construction of Pinnacle High School, subcontracted the installation of the HVAC system to 1st Mechanical, Inc. of Arizona (“Mechanical”). Pursuant to the…