Legal Opinion

MOWRY v. McWherter

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 26, 1950No. Appeal, 49PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearne,

This Is an appeal from a decree in equity sustaining preliminary objections, in the nature of a demurrer, to the bill of complaint. The relief sought is the construction and interpretation of a written agreement, the determination of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder and the payment of the consideration to the proper individuals in the correct amounts.

The document being construed is characterized by the chancellor as “. . . a home made agreement between two parties, who were virtually partners, and it may not have been artistically…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Percy A. Brown & Co. v. RaubSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  2. McMillin v. TitusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
  3. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
  4. Davison v. Von LingenSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  5. Gregg's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. United Refining Co. v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  2. Sparler v. Fireman's Insurance Co. of NewarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Kennedy v. ERKMANSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  4. Foulke v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  5. Minnotte AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963

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