Economou v. Economou

Procedural rulings by three different presiding judges must be considered on this appeal by the plaintiffs from the third judge’s October 1, 1974, grant of a motion for judgment on the pleadings in favor of the defendants.

The plaintiffs commenced this action in early 1971 with a declaratory judgment petition. The basic theme of this petition was that the defendants’ original promises and representations outstripped their subsequent performances with respect to a verbal employment contract and certain conveyances of land between the parties. The defendants answered and filed a motion for…