Legal Opinion

Commonwealth ex rel. Zimmerman v. Nickel

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Mercer County

Decided January 24, 1983No. 5PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FORNELLI, J.,

FACTS

Defendants have demurred to plaintiffs complaint in equity. The complaint requests a permanent injunction to restrain defendants from unfair methods of competition and unfair acts or practices in their business of selling memberships in their *117recreational campground known as Plantation Park.

Plaintiffs complaint alleges as improper:

1. Defendants induce potential customers to visit Plantation Park by mailing them notice that they have won a prize in one of three categories and to claim the prize the prospect must personally visit plaintiffs sales office;

2. Upon arrival, the…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Federal Trade Commission v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Ora Lee Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Company, William Thorne v. Walker-Thomas Furniture CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
  5. Commonwealth v. Monumental Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Corbett v. Peoples Benefit Services, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Lewis v. Delta Funding Corp. (In Re Lewis)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. Stuart v. Decision One Mortgage Co., LLC (In Re Stuart)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2007
  4. Strong v. Option One Mortgage Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2004
  5. Beyer v. Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LPCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009

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