Legal Opinion
Dickey v. Philadelphia Minit-Man Corp.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 2, 1954No. Appeal, 157PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Mr.
Chief Justice Horace Stern,
*551' This case presents a question of first impression in Pennsylvania but one that lias been considered, with some resulting diversity of opinion, in several other jurisdictions.
Plaintiff, Samuel Dickey, in 1947 leased to defendant, Philadelphia Minit-Man Corporation, a vacant piece of land in Millbourne, Delaware County, for a term of ten years with an option to the lessee of an additional ten-year term. The lease provided that the premises were to be occupied by the lessee “in the business of washing and cleaning automobiles within the scope of the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Genet v. President of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Cousins Investment Co. v. Hastings Clothing Co.California Court of Appeal · 1941
- Selber Bros. v. Newstadt's Shoe StoresSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- Sinclair Refining Co. v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
- Sinclair Refining Co. v. GiddensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by25 opinions
- Universal Health Services, Inc. v. Renaissance Women's Group, P.A.Texas Supreme Court · 2003
- Mercury Investment Co. v. F.W. Woolworth Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Food Fair Stores, Inc. v. BlumbergCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
- Lubbock County Water Control & Improvement District v. Church & Akin, L.L.C.Texas Supreme Court · 2014
- Hml Corporation v. General Foods CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.