Legal Opinion
Kaufman Construction Co. v. Holcomb
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 1, 1947No. Appeal, 4PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Horace Stern,
By this litigation plaintiff is attempting to have the merits of its claim against the Commonwealth judicially reviewed in spite of an express statutory provision denying it that right.
Plaintiff entered into a contract with the Commonwealth for the construction of a highway and bridges and the grading of a railroad roadbed in Dauphin County. After the work ivas completed it asserted that the Department of Highways had caused delays which resulted in damages to plaintiff in the amount of $65,-406.61. The contract provided that all questions and disputes…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Hotel Casey Co. v. RossSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- American Construction Co. v. Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. United States Ex Rel. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Commonwealth v. CroninSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Grime v. Department of Public InstructionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
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3Cited by113 opinions
- Archbishop O'Hara's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Commonwealth v. EmerickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Travis v. TeterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Bell AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Pennsylvania Dental Ass'n v. Commonwealth Insurance DepartmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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