Stofflet & Tillotson v. Chester Housing Authority

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Parker,

This was a petition for a declaratory judgment under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act of June 18, 1923, P. L. 840, as amended by Act of April 25, 1935, P. L. 72, and Act of May 22, 1935, P. L. 228 (12 PS §§831-853). The court below entered a judgment in plaintiff’s favor and defendant has appealed to this court. We are all of the opinion that the petition should have been dismissed.

On June 11, 1940, plaintiff and defendant entered into a written contract for the construction of 39 buildings, comprising 350 dwelling units, to be erected on land of defendant in…