Atlas Portland Cement Co. v. American Brick & Clay Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 130-132, Jan. T., 1924, by Keystone White Clay Products Co., David Crear, and American Brick & Clay Mfg. Co., from decree of C. P. Monroe Co., Dec. T., 1920, No. 12, on bill in equity, in case of Atlas Portland Cement Co. v. The American Brick & Clay Manufacturing Co., Margaret F. Armstrong, T. A. Grace, W. I. Hibbs and L. Keller Brubaker, Directors and Trustees, David Crear and Keystone White Clay Products Co. Bill for specific performance.
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Appeals, Nos. 130-132, Jan. T., 1924, by Keystone White Clay Products Co., David Crear, and American Brick & Clay Mfg. Co., from decree of C. P. Monroe Co., Dec. T., 1920, No. 12, on bill in equity, in case of Atlas Portland Cement Co. v. The American Brick & Clay Manufacturing Co., Margaret F. Armstrong, T. A. Grace, W. I. Hibbs and L. Keller Brubaker, Directors and Trustees, David Crear and Keystone White Clay Products Co. Bill for specific performance. Before Shull, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Decree for plaintiff. Defendants took separate appeals. Error…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Kephart,
The court below decreed specific performance of a contract. Appellants, under an assignment of the decree as error, asks the court to consider errors in findings of fact. The act of the court below commanding action, and the one that must always be assigned as error on appeal, is the final decree, and, unless assigned, there is not only no record here on which to base a decree of reversal, if the case requires such action, but there is also nothing to reverse. The findings of fact and conclusions of law on which the decree is based are the necessary elements to…
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