Kuhn v. Buhl
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 233, Oct. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Mercer Co., Oct. T., 1913, No. 166, for defendant, on submission to court without a jury, in case of William S. Kuhn, J. S. Kuhn, J. H. Purdy, I. B. Perrine and H. L. Hollister, for the use of Twin Falls North Side Land and Water Company, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, v. Frank H. Buhl. Assumpsit for a payment alleged to be due under a written contract.
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Appeal, No. 233, Oct. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Mercer Co., Oct. T., 1913, No. 166, for defendant, on submission to court without a jury, in case of William S. Kuhn, J. S. Kuhn, J. H. Purdy, I. B. Perrine and H. L. Hollister, for the use of Twin Falls North Side Land and Water Company, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, v. Frank H. Buhl. Assumpsit for a payment alleged to be due under a written contract. Before Williams, P. J. The case was tried without a jury under the Act of April 22,1874, P. L. 109. From the record it…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
This case was tried in accordance with the Act of April 22, 1874, P. L. 109, by a judge without a jury; the action was in assumpsit, the plaintiffs claiming $275,000 under a written contract. After receiving evidence of the steps leading up to what the trial judge found to be the agreement in question, also concerning the conduct of the parties at the time of, and immediately after, the execution of the writing sued on, the court below concluded that the contract was void as against public policy, and entered judgment in favor of the defendant; the plaintiffs…
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