Legal Opinion

First Methodist Episcopal Church ex rel. Hall v. Isenberg

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 1, 1914No. Appeal, No. 60PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal, No. 60, Jan. T., 1914, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Huntingdon Co., May T., 1912, No. 11, on verdict for plaintiff in case of First Methodist Episcopal Church of Huntingdon, Pa., for use of Josiah C. Hall, v. John L. Isenberg, W, B. Wilson, John McCahan, John W. Snyder, L. A. Green, H. H. Taylor, assignee in trust for benefit of creditors of L. A. Green, H. É. Funk, H. Deck, assignee in trust for benefit of creditors of H. E. Funk, Kulp Planing Mill Company,…

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Appeal, No. 60, Jan. T., 1914, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Huntingdon Co., May T., 1912, No. 11, on verdict for plaintiff in case of First Methodist Episcopal Church of Huntingdon, Pa., for use of Josiah C. Hall, v. John L. Isenberg, W, B. Wilson, John McCahan, John W. Snyder, L. A. Green, H. H. Taylor, assignee in trust for benefit of creditors of L. A. Green, H. É. Funk, H. Deck, assignee in trust for benefit of creditors of H. E. Funk, Kulp Planing Mill Company, H. C. Kulp, and H. H. Waite, assignee in trust for benefit of creditors of W. B. Wilson. Assumpsit on a bond. Before…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Brown,

On August 23, 1910, the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Huntingdon, Pa., entered into a written contract with J. L. Isenberg for the erection of a church building. On thé same day he executed and delivered to the trustees of the church his bond in the sum of $15,000, the condition of the obligation being as follows: “If the said J. L. Isenberg shall in all respects fulfill and comply with the terms, conditions, stipulations and agreements on his part in said contract contained and also in like manner with said plans and specifications, then the above obligation…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Blymire v. BoistleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1837
  2. Howes v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
  3. Adams v. KuehnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
  4. Sweeney v. HoustonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Greene County v. Southern Surety Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  2. Fidelity Deposit Co. of Baltimore, Md. v. RainerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
  3. Erie v. DiefendorfSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  4. H. H. Robertson Co. v. Globe Indemnity Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  5. Harris v. American Surety Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1939

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