Legal Opinion

Trimble Services, Inc. v. Franchise Realty Interstate Corp.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 20, 1971No. Appeal, No. 129PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Ms. Justice Roberts,

We are presented with the question of whether appellant’s bill in equity was the proper form of action. We affirm the Chancellor’s determination that an action at law was the proper form of action for appellant, but we modify the decree of dismissal so as to provide for the transfer of the matter to the law side as required by Rule 1509(c) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.

This controversy comes to us from the sustaining of appellees’ preliminary objections and the dismissal of the complaint. It is settled that in an appeal from the upholding of…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Schott v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  2. Meehan v. Cheltenham TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  3. Wilson v. King of Prussia Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  4. Siegel v. EngstromSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  5. Manbeck v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  3. Monti v. City of PittsburghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Shaffer v. DooleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Lebanon News Publishing Co. v. City of LebanonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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