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Exton Drive-In, Inc. v. Home Indemnity Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 28, 1969No. Appeal, 466PublishedCited by 77 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Pomeroy,

This action was commenced in 1956 when Exton Drive-In, Inc. (Exton) filed a complaint in assumpsit against The Home Indemnity Co. (Home) seeking damages under a performance bond in which Home and W. Arnold Blythe (Blythe) had bound themselves jointly and severally to Exton in the sum of $52,000. The bond was conditioned on the full and prompt per*484formance by Blytbe of a contract between him and Ex-ton for the grading and paving of a site for an outdoor motion picture theater. Exton alleged that this contract had not been fully and promptly performed and claimed…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. East Crossroads Center, Inc. v. Mellon-Stuart Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  2. Universal Builders, Inc. v. Moon Motor Lodge, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  3. Evergreen Amusement Corp. v. MilsteadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998
  4. Massachusetts Bonding & Ins. v. Johnston & Harder, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  5. Fisher v. BrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947

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3Cited by77 opinions

  1. Delahanty v. First Pennsylvania Bank, N.A.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Advent Systems Limited, in No. 90-1069 v. Unisys Corporation, in No. 90-1070Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  3. Trans Penn Wax Corporation v. Michael MccandlessCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
  4. Traylor v. GraftonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
  5. Mahmood v. RossUtah Supreme Court · 1999

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