Edgcomb v. Clough
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 267, Jan. T., 1922, by plaintiff, from judgment1 of C. P. Warren Co., March T., 1921, No. 13, for defendant, on demurring affidavit of defense, in case of Alfred E. Edgcomb v. L. S. Clough. Assumpsit for breach of contract. Before Lindsey, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Judgment for defendant on demurring affidavit of defense. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned, inter alia, was judgment, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Schaffer,
Plaintiff brought an action of assumpsit against defendant, to recover the sum of $501,600, as damages for the breach of an alleged parol agreement to engage in a joint adventure concerning lands belonging to defendant1, or the forest products thereon, situate in the State of New York. To plaintiff’s statement1 of claim defendant filed a demurring affidavit of defense, upon which the trial court entered judgment in his favor; plaintiff appeals.
It is conceded the alleged parol contract was made in New York, concerns property located there, and is governed by the…
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