Legal Opinion

Jenkins Towel Service, Inc. v. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 3, 1960No. Appeal, No. 132PublishedCited by 14 opinions

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

  1. Percy A. Brown & Co. v. RaubSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  2. Slonaker v. P. G. Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  3. Betterman v. American Stores Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  4. Hindman v. FarrenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  5. Smith-Faris Co. v. Jameson Memorial Hospital Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. R. Glen FENSTERMACHER, Appellant, v. PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL BANK and Carson Investment CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
  2. Poole v. Great American InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  3. Dzurko v. Pilot Life InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  4. Short v. Sun Newspapers, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
  5. Golfinopoulos v. PadulaNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1987

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