Legal Opinion

Richard's 5 & 10, Inc. v. Brooks Harvey Realty Investors

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 16, 1979No. 715PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order sustaining preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer to an amended complaint in assumpsit.

“ ‘The question raised by [a] demurrer is whether upon the facts averred in the pleading being attacked the law says with certainty that the claim or defense is no good, and if there is any doubt as to whether the demurrer should be sustained it should be resolved against the objecting party.’ ” King v. United States Steel Corp., 432 Pa. 140, 144, 247 A.2d 563, 565 (1968) (citation omitted; original emphasis). Thus, on this appeal “every material and…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Neville Chemical Company v. Union Carbide CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
  2. Dilks v. Flohr ChevroletSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  3. Husak v. Berkel, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Employers Liability Assurance Corp. v. Greenville Business Men's Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  5. Pittsburgh Steel Co. v. Patterson-Emerson-Comstock, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Garbish v. Malvern Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Douglas W. Randall, Inc. v. AFA Protective Systems, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Fidelity Leasing Corp. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Agricultural Aviation Engineering Co. v. Board of Clark County CommissionersNevada Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Princeton Sportswear Corp. v. H & M AssociatesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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