Eckborg v. Hyde-Murphy Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

This is an appeal from a judgment entered on the pleadings in a trespass action by the Court of Common Pleas of Elk County.

On March 15, 1969, Paul G. Eckborg (Eckborg) filed an amended complaint which was duly served upon Hyde-Murphy Company (Hyde-Murphy), a corporate entity; several days thereafter, Hyde-Murphy filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings to which Eckborg filed an answer. On August 6, 1969 the court entered judgment on the pleadings in favor of Hyde-Murphy.

The rationale of the court below, as set forth in its opinion, was: “We are of the opinion…