Legal Opinion
Pankas v. Bell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 17, 1964No. Appeal, 52PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Jones,
On March 2, 1962, Thomas Bell (Bell), then aged 20 years, 7 months, 1 entered into a written employment contract with Sam Pankas (Pankas), a beauty parlor operator. Bell admits haying read the contract at the time of its execution and that he understood the contract would bind him to work exclusively for Pankas.
The contract provided that Pankas would employ Bell for a period of two years, commencing March 1, 1962, as a beautician; that Bell would “devote 100% of his business time to the efforts and advancement of the owner’s business”; that, if Bell should leave…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Seligman & Latz of Pittsburgh, Inc. v. VernilloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Killeen's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
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3Cited by16 opinions
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