Legal Opinion

Edmonds v. First National Bank

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 24, 1906No. Appeal, No. 319PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal, No. 319, Jan. T., 1905, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Fayette Co., Deo., T., 1903, No. 102, on verdict for plaintiff in case of C. L. Edmonds v. First National Bank of Connellsville, Owner or Reputed Owner, and Wm. Kerr’s Sons, Contractors. Assumpsit on a building contract. Before Umbel, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for 16,034.06. Defendants appealed.

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Appeal, No. 319, Jan. T., 1905, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Fayette Co., Deo., T., 1903, No. 102, on verdict for plaintiff in case of C. L. Edmonds v. First National Bank of Connellsville, Owner or Reputed Owner, and Wm. Kerr’s Sons, Contractors. Assumpsit on a building contract. Before Umbel, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for 16,034.06. Defendants appealed. Error assigned was in admitting parol evidence to explain the contract.

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Opinion by

Mb,. Justice Fell,

William Kerr’s Sons, one of the defendants, contracted with the First National Bank of Connellsville to erect a bank building and the plaintiff contracted with them in writing to furnish the materials for and to do all the brick work. By the terms of the contract the plaintiff was to furnish “all materials and labor required for all the brick work on the First National Bank Building — specified and shown on plans prepared by Mowbray and Uffinger, architects, under the head of mason and brick work, or under any other heading, which is properly the above work.”

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Carey v. BrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
  2. Brown v. BrooksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1855

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Security Trust Co. v. StappSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  2. Schwartz v. WhelanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  3. Morgan v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  4. Laney Et Ux. v. Columbia Nat. Gas Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  5. Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. v. Greenville Coal Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916

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