Legal Opinion
Sixsmith v. Martsolf
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 7, 1964No. Appeal, 207PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
This is an appeal from an order in the court below, sustaining preliminary objections to the complaint in an action in equity and dismissing the action.
On April 9, 1959, the plaintiff, James M. Sixsmith, entered into a written contract to purchase the entire assets and business of the Highway Sand and Gravel Company, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation engaged in the production and sale of sand and gravel. The purchase consideration was the payment of $80,000 in cash and the delivery of a judgment note in the sum of $15,-000, 1 executed by the “new” Highway Sand and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Meehan v. Cheltenham TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Kinter v. Commonwealth Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Penn Galvanizing Co. v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Cella v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Bishoff v. Valley Dairy Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Associated Hardware Supply Co. v. The Big Wheel Distributing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
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- Shafer Electric & Construction v. MantiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Allen v. Holiday UniversalDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2008
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