Am. Winter Servs., LLC v. Limerick Vill., LP

Full title: AMERICAN WINTER SERVICES, LLC Appellant v. LIMERICK VILLAGE, LP, LONGVIEW…

Court: SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date published: Dec 13, 2017

J-A23008-17 (Pa. Super. Ct. Dec. 13, 2017)

Opinion

J-A23008-17 No. 947 EDA 2017

12-13-2017

AMERICAN WINTER SERVICES, LLC Appellant v. LIMERICK VILLAGE, LP, LONGVIEW MANAGEMENT, LP, ROYERSFORD CENTER, LP, TARRYTOWN PLAZA, LP, THORNDALE WEST, LP, LONGVIEW FIELDSTONE, LP, TRAPPE CENTER, LP, PHOENIXVILLE TOWN CENTER, LP, QUEEN ANNE PLAZA, LP, WESTGATE PLAZA, LP, THORNDALE CENTER, LP, POTTSTOWN CENTER, LP

DISSENTING STATEMENT BY DUBOW, J.

NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37

Appeal from the Order January 31, 2017
In the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County
Civil Division at No(s): No. 2014-12100-CT BEFORE: PANELLA, J., DUBOW, J., and FITZGERALD*, J. DISSENTING STATEMENT BY DUBOW, J.

I dissent and would affirm the trial court's decision to grant Appellees' Motion for Summary Judgment.

The provision in the contract that sets a cap on the maximum amount that Appellees must pay provides:

2. Scope of Service

A. Snow Removal Specifications
vi. Cost of Snow Removal

F. AGREEMENT CAP FOR INVOICE SERVICES:

$XX,XXX

This provision is clear and unambiguous and provides the maximum amount that Appellees must pay for snow removal services.

I respectfully disagree with the Majority's use of paragraph three, which deals with the method of payment, to interpret the provision regarding the cap. Paragraph two, by itself, sets the maximum amount Appellees must pay and paragraph three deals solely with the timing of payments. Therefore, I would affirm the decision of the trial court.