Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Beaver County Building & Loan Ass'n v. Winowich

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 8, 1936No. Appeal, 117Published

1Concurrence

Concurring Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Kephart:

I concur in the result reached by the majority. It is true that the Mortgage Deficiency Judgment Act was passed in relief of mortgage debtors and that it should not be set aside unless clearly violative of a constitutional provision. That the act does conflict with the fundamental law, however, is conclusively demonstrated in the majority opinion. Unless we are to subject all contracts to legislative control or supervision the act must fall. This result does not, in my judgment, prevent mortgage debtors from securing substantial relief in another…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Stroup v. RaymondSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
  2. Delaware County National Bank v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  3. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board v. American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, District Council 84Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Lefever v. KlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  5. Snyder v. SnyderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914

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