Legal Opinion

Whitmer v. Bell Telephone Co. of Pa.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 6, 1987No. 01767PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge:

In this case, we are called upon to determine whether the use, or attempted use, of a public pay telephone involves a “transaction in goods” so as to trigger application of implied warranties 1 imposed by Article II of the Uniform Commercial Code as it has been adopted in Pennsylvania. 13 Pa.C.S.A. § 1101 et seq. (hereinafter Code). We find that neither the use, nor the attempted use, of a public pay telephone involves a “transaction in goods,” and consequently, the implied warrant provisions of Article II of the Code do not apply.

Appellant, Shirley Whitmer, alleges that she was…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. County of Allegheny v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Field v. Golden Triangle Broadcasting, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Bartanus v. LisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Gardiner v. Philadelphia Gas WorksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  5. Lobianco v. Property Protection, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  2. Kaplan v. Cablevision of PA, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Turney Media Fuel, Inc. v. Toll Bros., Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  5. BMC Industries, Inc. v. Barth Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998

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