Legal Opinion
Beckett v. Laux
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 4, 1990No. 737PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CIRILLO, President Judge:
Wayne N. Laux (“Laux”) appeals from an order entered in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on April 6, 1989, which denied his motion to stay execution, set aside a writ of execution, and award attorney’s fees and costs. Barbara Laux (“Mrs. Laux”) and Laux were divorced in 1979. Their principal marital asset was the house they owned which was conveyed to Mrs. Laux subject to her agreement to pay Laux $20,000. During Mrs. Laux’s ownership, she borrowed $10,000 from Truman P. Beckett (“Beckett”). The terms of this loan were incorporated into a judgment note.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Wm. Penn Parking Garage, Inc. v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Anderson Contracting Co. v. DaughertySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- General Electric Credit Corp. v. SlawekSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Continental Bank v. RappSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Leonard v. Wessel (In Re Jackson)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
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