Legal Opinion

Witney v. Lebanon City

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 7, 1952No. Appeal, 176PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Horace Stern,

This appeal is under the Act of March 5, 1925, P.L. 23, and accordingly is limited to a determination of the question as to whether the court below had jurisdiction of the action. With that restriction in mind it is evident that the ruling of the court below sustaining its jurisdiction must be affirmed.

A contract was entered into between the City of Lebanon, the defendant, and Kingston Contracting Company, the plaintiff, in which it was provided that plaintiff should furnish all the materials, labor, and equipment and perform all the work required for the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Kaufman Construction Co. v. HolcombSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  2. Zerbe Township School District v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Shumaker v. New York & Pennsylvania Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  4. Downing v. Erie City School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  5. Rutherford Water Co. v. Harrisburg.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929

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3Cited by68 opinions

  1. Gardner v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  2. McWilliams v. McCabeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  3. Dauphin Deposit Trust Co. v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  4. County Construction Co. v. Livengood Construction Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  5. Studio Theaters, Inc. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965

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