CHARLESTON — Appalachian Power Company says Armstrong Utilities failed to pay nearly $200,000 as terms of a joint-use agreement.
APCo invoiced Armstrong for $94,977.75 for advanced rental due for the period of July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, on July 10, 2020, according to the complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Armstrong also owes $33,398.59 for its share of the cost of the 2019 Whole Pole Attachment Inventory Audit, $3,105 for pre-construction and post-construction inspections and $59,843.28 for unauthorized attachment to APCo's poles, according to the suit.
"APCo has made repeated demand upon Armstrong for payment...but Armstrong has failed and refused to pay any part of the same," the complaint states.
APCo is seeking damages in the amount of $191,324.62. It is represented by W. Bradley Sorrells of Robinson & McElwee in Charleston.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia case number: 2:21-cv-00121
