Legal Opinion

Dahath Electric Co. v. Suburban Electric Development Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 5, 1938No. Appeal, 53PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaefer,

Plaintiff claims it had an exclusive contract with defendant for the sale in Fayette County of the articles which the latter distributes. The contract was terminable by either party on written notice. Plaintiff asserts that, while the contract was in force, defendant entered into an arrangement with West Penn Appliance Company, under which it was given the right to sell the articles in the territory reserved to plaintiff. This action in assumpsit is brought under Section 11 of the Practice Act of May 14, 1915, P. L. 483, 12 PS Sec. 393, to compel defendant to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Speier v. MichelsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  2. Gross v. Exeter Machine Works, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  3. Germantown T. Co. v. Emhardt (No. 1)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  4. Hauer v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  5. American Dressler Tunnel Kilns, Inc. v. HoltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Mellon Bank Corporation and Mellon Bank, N.A., in No. 90-3712 v. First Union Real Estate Equity and Mortgage Investments, in No. 90-3790Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  2. John M. Lee v. Flintkote CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  3. Portland Valve, Inc. v. Rockwood Systems Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
  4. Industrial Equipment Company, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Emerson Electric Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
  5. Capitol Presort Services, LLC v. XL Health Corp.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2016

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