Jenkins Towel Service, Inc. v. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Bell,
Plaintiffs filed a complaint in equity seeking (1) specific performance of an alleged agreement to sell real estate and (2) an injunction restraining the defendants from seeking a change in the zoning to permit the erection of a . gasoline station. The lower Court sustained preliminary objections and entered an Order dismissing the amended complaint.
Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company owned, as trustee,* the properties in question. Plaintiff averred in its amended complaint:
“12. Since 1956 the financial condition of the trust of which said real estate was a part,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Betterman v. American Stores Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Hindman v. FarrenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Smith-Faris Co. v. Jameson Memorial Hospital Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
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