Legal Opinion
Burke v. Israel
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 16, 1979No. 203PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPAETH, Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the lower court granting a demurrer and dismissing a complaint in assumpsit.
The complaint alleges the following facts: In January 1965 appellees Walter and Jane Fitzmartin, John and Madeline Clark, and Herman Israel each acquired an interest in all coal and coal mining rights with respect to certain land in Clay, Owsley, and Perry counties in the State of Kentucky. John and Madeline Clark died, and in 1973 Patrick Clark was appointed executor of their estates. In April 1975 Patrick Clark, allegedly on behalf of all appellees, orally retained…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lurie v. Republican AllianceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Verona v. Schenley Farms Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Alford v. RaschiatoreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Jann v. Linton's LunchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Burns v. Gartzman Et Ux.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Gold & Co. v. Northeast Theater Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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- Brown v. KleinfelterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Wilkins v. HeebnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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