Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 11, 1963No. Appeal, No. 47PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
This is an appeal in an action of assumpsit from the order of the lower court refusing plaintiff’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. The appeal is prosecuted pursuant to the provisions of the Act of April 18, 1874, P. L. 64, §1, 12 P.S. §1097.
James F. Torrance was a member of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and also secretary-treasurer of the commission on February 28, 1955, when it entered into a multimillion dollar engineering contract with the Manu-Mine Research and Development Company. Torrance and others were subsequently indicted, tried and convicted…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Local 167, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Commonwealth v. FunkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Schindler v. Royal Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Commonwealth v. EVANSSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Rader v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Hurtt v. StironeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Greenberg v. Aetna InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Stidham v. Millvale Sportsmen's ClubSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Z & L LUMBER OF ATLASBURG v. NordquistSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Kravitz EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
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