Philadelphia Co. v. City of Pittsburgh
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 14, Oct. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., Oct T., 1912, No. 2035, for plaintiff in case of The Philadelphia Company, a corporation, v. The City of Pittsburgh, a municipal corporation. Assumpsit on written contract for gas furnished a municipal hospital. Before Reid, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. See Philadelphia Co. v. Pittsburgh, 247 Pa. 542. Verdict for plaintiff for $4,476.86, and judgment thereon.
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Appeal, No. 14, Oct. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., Oct T., 1912, No. 2035, for plaintiff in case of The Philadelphia Company, a corporation, v. The City of Pittsburgh, a municipal corporation. Assumpsit on written contract for gas furnished a municipal hospital. Before Reid, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. See Philadelphia Co. v. Pittsburgh, 247 Pa. 542. Verdict for plaintiff for $4,476.86, and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was in refusing to direct a verdict for defendant and in refusing…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Mesteezat,
This is an action of assumpsit brought by the Philadelphia Company against the City of Pittsburgh to recover for, natural gas furnished the Municipal Hospital at Pittsburgh from February 27,1911, to July 27,1912, under an alleged contract, dated April 19,1904, between the plaintiff and the “Department of Public Safety, Municipal Hospital, City of Pittsburgh,” by which the Philadelphia Company for the stipulated rates per thousand cubic feet agreed to supply natural gas for fuel purposes to the hospital. The contract was for one day and to continue in force…
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