The Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard argument last week in Harrisburg to determine whether an agent of a construction company is liable to a contractor for unpaid work, diving into the expansiveness of the Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act.
Paul Padien, arguing on behalf of contractor Scungio Borst & Associates, contended that Robert DeBolt, a 50 percent shareholder of 410 Shurs Lane Developers, should be on the hook for a portion of $1.5 million in unpaid fees for work he verbally authorized SBA to perform. To allow DeBolt to avoid liability for the work would run counter to the purposes of CASPA, Padien said, which are to protect contractors and curb abuse on construction projects.
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