Legal Opinion · Dissent

Skepton v. Borough of Wilson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 20, 2000No. 230 M.D. Appeal Dkt.1999; 231 M.D. Appeal Docket, 1999Published

1DissentNewman, Justice

I join the Majority’s Opinion to the extent that it holds that the Commonwealth Court erred in finding that the Contractors failed to submit a written claim to the Borough requesting a refund. During the litigation of this matter the parties at all times assumed that Contractors had filed a claim and the Borough was on notice of the Contractors’ request for a refund. There were no findings of fact on this issue and no presentation of argument in either the trial court or Commonwealth Court. The Borough does not even raise this issue in its briefs before this Court. I thus agree that the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. McKesson Corp. v. Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Fla. Dept. of Business RegulationSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. United States v. Jefferson Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Girard Trust Co. v. Philadelphia CitySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  4. Tredyffrin-Easttown School District v. Valley Forge Music Fair, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  5. Travel Industries of Kansas, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970

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