Legal Opinion
Rich v. DEPT. OF GENERAL SERVICES
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 4, 1989No. 105 Misc. Docket 1989PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALLADINO, Judge.
Before us are the preliminary objections of Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland (F & D) and the Department of General Services (DGS) to a petition seeking a declarato ry judgment 1 (petition) filed in our original jurisdiction by William Rich, t/d/b/a American Contractors (American). 2 For the reasons that follow, we dismiss the petition for failing to state a cause of action.
American contracted with DGS to perform construction work on the roof of the Fort Pitt Museum (contract). F & D executed a performance bond (bond) becoming surety for American for this project.…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chester Upland School District v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- PA. DEPT. of GEN. SERV. v. Celli-FlynnCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Zemprelli v. ThornburghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Colonial School District v. Romano's School Bus Service, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
3Cited by8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MummaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Pennsylvania State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Hain v. Board of School Directors of Reading School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Pennsylvania Protection & Advocacy, Inc. v. Department of EducationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- A.E.V., Inc. v. Commonwealth Liquor Control BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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