Legal Opinion
Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Portlight, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 16, 1999No. 98-2025PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
COWEN, Circuit Judge.
Consolidated Rail Corporation (“Conrail”) brought this diversity action against Portlight, Inc. (“Portlight”), seeking to rescind or reform a settlement agreement that the parties had previously entered into on the ground of mutual mistake. The District Court granted Portlight’s motion for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c). We will reverse.
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As this is an appeal from the District Court’s grant of a motion for judgment on the pleadings, we accept as true all of the allegations in the complaint and draw all…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Emery v. MacKiewiczSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- McDonnell v. Ford Motor Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- North Penn Sanitation, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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