Legal Opinion

Von Mailath v. Order of Daughters of Divine Redeemer

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided December 18, 1953No. Civ. A. No. 8542PublishedCited by 1 opinion

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

  1. Ramsouer v. Midland Valley R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
  2. Sarnoff v. CiagliaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
  3. Neth v. St. John's Reformed ChurchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hughes v. Eleventh Ward Republican ClubSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957

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