Von Mailath v. Order of Daughters of Divine Redeemer
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
GOURLEY, Chief Judge.
This is an action to recover $25,259 plus interest from a nonprofit charitable-Pennsylvania Corporation on an instrument executed in Budapest, Hungary, on October 9, 1939.
This matter relates to a motion for summary judgment. Rule 56(b), Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A.
A motion for summary judgment should not be granted if there is an issue presented as to the existence of any material fact, Sarnoff v. Ciaglia, 3 Cir., 165 F.2d 167; and in considering such a motion, the court should take the view of the evidence most favorable to the party against whom it is directed,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ramsouer v. Midland Valley R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- Sarnoff v. CiagliaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
- Neth v. St. John's Reformed ChurchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
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- Hughes v. Eleventh Ward Republican ClubSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957