DOWNING v. HALLE BROS. CO.


395 Pa. 402 (1959)

Downing, Appellant, v. Halle Bros. Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

April 20, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Wolford, for appellant.

Irving Murphy, with him Gifford, Graham, MacDonald & Illig, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., BELL, MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, BOK and McBRIDE, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE McBRIDE, April 20, 1959:

This appeal is from an order granting defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings. Therefore the material facts, as pleaded, will be accepted.

The Halle Bros. Company, defendant, owned a valuable piece of property used as a parking lot in Erie, Pennsylvania. Plaintiff, Downing, who was a resident of Erie, acquired knowledge of the fact that defendant wished to sell its property and thereafter contacted the...

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