Legal Opinion

Shonberger v. Oswell

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 18, 1987No. 02917PublishedCited by 84 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This is an appeal from the lower court order entering judgment in favor of appellee. 1 Appellant contends that the lower court erred in finding that appellee had an effective defense to appellant’s conversion action. We agree, and, accordingly, reverse the lower court order and remand the case for further proceedings.

Appellant, a supplier of women’s clothing, entered into a consignment agreement with a corporation with appellee as sole shareholder. The terms of the agreement were that appellee would sell appellant’s goods through his stores, keep a percentage of the proceeds,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Wicks v. Milzoco Builders, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Stevenson v. Economy Bank of AmbridgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  3. Pearl Assurance Co. v. National Insurance Agency, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  4. Murphy v. BrongSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Transbel Investment Co., Inc. v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942

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3Cited by84 opinions

  1. James F. Boyer and Mary R. Boyer v. Snap-On Tools Corporation, Kenneth Baldwin and Keith A. Kaiser. Appeal of James F. Boyer and Mary R. BoyerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
  2. McKeeman v. Corestates Bank, N.A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  3. Pittsburgh Construction Co. v. GriffithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Saltiel v. GSI Consultants, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2002
  5. Brinich v. JenckaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000

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