Denawetz v. Milch

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Cohen,

In 1917, Joseph Milch, defendant-appellee, and John Denawetz formed a partnership named Denny-Mills Company for the purpose of engaging in the wholesale distribution of ladies’, children’s and infants’ ready-to-wear and general merchandise. By the time of Denawetz’s death in 1954, Denny-Mills had become the sole distributor in the greater Pittsburgh area of several name-brand lines.

The Milch-Denawetz partnership agreement granted Bose Denawetz, plaintiff-appellant, the option, upon her husband’s death, to become a partner with Milch in the business, or to be paid…