Legal Opinion

Goodbody v. Margiotti

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 12, 1937PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Defendant in this case presents a petition for reargument of the question as to whether the alleged agreement between the parties of July 8, 1931, was without consideration on his part and therefore unenforceable. The facts are set forth in the opinion reported in 323 Pa. 529.

It is urged that consideration for the agreement may be predicated upon (1) defendant's waiver of a claim for approximately $2,000 damages caused by the decline in the value of his securities from the opening of the market on July 8 until the alleged agreement was made in the afternoon of that day; or (2), defendant's…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Union Trust Co. v. LongSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  2. Goodbody v. MargiottiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  3. Gordon v. MitchellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hooff v. PaineSupreme Court of Virginia · 1939

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