Legal Opinion

Birl v. Philadelphia Electric Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 22, 1960No. Appeal, 238PublishedCited by 188 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Benjamin B. Jones,

This appeal is from a final order of the Court of Common Pleas No. 1 of Philadelphia County in a trespass action, said order having sustained appellees’ prepliminary objections and dismissed appellant’s complaint.

Joseph J. Birl, appellant, instituted a trespass action against the Philadelphia Electric Company (herein called Company) and Hunter Lott (herein called Lott) in which Birl charged that the Company, acting through Lott, its sales manager, had “falsely and maliciously” induced the Eureka Williams Corporation (herein called Eureka) to dismiss…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Campbell v. . GatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
  2. Sullivan v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  3. Moran v. DunphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
  4. Boyer v. Pitt Publishing CompanySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  5. Sun Ray Drug Co. v. LawlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951

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3Cited by188 opinions

  1. Mary Burton v. Teleflex IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
  2. Thompson Coal Co. v. Pike Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Corabi v. Curtis Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. Schott v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  5. Adler, Barish, Daniels, Levin & Creskoff v. EpsteinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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