Legal Opinion

Lawson v. Lawson

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided October 19, 1981No. Civ. A. No. 80-1490PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM ORDER

COHILL, District Judge.

This case is an action for accounting brought by the plaintiff, Attorney Erik *1098Lawson, Jr., against his stepmother, Gladys Lawson, in connection with the liquidation of a closely held Pennsylvania corporation known as the Lawson Realty Company. Jurisdiction results from diversity of citizenship. The defendant has moved for summary judgment on the basis of laches and the absence of a cause of action against this defendant. For reasons that will become clear on further discussion, summary judgment must be granted because the plaintiff’s considerable and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Johnston v. Standard Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
  2. Scooper Dooper, Inc. v. Kraftco Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
  3. Anaconda Co. v. Metric Tool & Die Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Goclowski v. Penn Central Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
  5. Riley v. Boynton Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lawson v. LawsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982

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