Legal Opinion
Staples v. Pan-American Wall Paper & Paint Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 9, 1933No. 4950PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiff brought suit upon an alleged agreement by the defendant to purchase two hundred shares of the defendant corporation’s own capital stock. The defendant filed an affidavit of defense raising questions of law to' the plaintiff’s statement of claim under section 20 of the Pennsylvania Practice Act of May 14, 1915, P. L. 483, 486 (12 PS § 471). The statutory demurrer was sustained by the court below and judgment entered for the defendant. When we construe all of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway v. Columbus Rolling MillSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Foss-Schneider Brewing Co. v. BullockCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1893
- Hamilton v. Phoenix Ins. Co. of HartfordCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1894
- Baldwin v. Devereux Schools, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Jacobs v. First Nat. Bank of ShreveportCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
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