ORNER v. T.W. PHILLIPS GAS & OIL CO.


401 Pa. 195 (1960)

Orner, Appellant, v. T.W. Phillips Gas & Oil Company.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

September 26, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Cortez Bell, with him Richard A. Bell, and Bell, Silberblatt & Swoope, for appellants.

W. Albert Ramey, with him Rolland L. Ehrman, and John R. Wilson, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., BELL, MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN and EAGEN, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE BELL, September 26, 1960:

Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in equity to cancel or alter a written gas and oil lease entered into between Sarah E. Orner and A.L. Orner,* her husband, and the Phillips Gas & Oil Company, on the grounds of fraud and material misrepresentations made by an agent of defendant, A.R. Burns, just prior to the execution of the lease. The Chancellor after hearing evidence and aided...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases