Legal Opinion

Gee v. Eberle

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 9, 1980No. 2786 and 2807PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order denying any recovery by unpaid subcontractors against an owner. The subcontractors claim that they are entitled to recovery because the owner, by accepting their work, has been unjustly enriched.

On May 16, 1974, appellees Sanford Freeman and Daniel Handler executed a mortgage in favor of Hamilton Invest ment Trust, the trustees of which are also appellees, as security for a loan of $1,350,000 for the construction of a shopping plaza in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. The mortgage had a provision that allowed the parties to “increase or decrease from time…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Paschall's, Inc. v. DozierTennessee Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Schott v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  3. SPIRES Et Ux. v. Hanover Fire Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  4. Buchanan v. Brentwood Federal Savings & Loan Assoc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Trans-Bay Engineers and Builders, Inc. v. Carla A. Hills, Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976

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3Cited by75 opinions

  1. Styer v. HugoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  2. In Re K-Dur Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2004
  3. Torchia on Behalf of Torchia v. TorchiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. First Wisconsin Trust Co. v. StrausserSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  5. Benefit Trust Life Insurance Company v. Union National Bank Of PittsburghCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985

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