SCOTT v. PURCELL


490 Pa. 109 (1980)

415 A.2d 56

Thomas A. SCOTT, Appellee, v. Robert PURCELL and The Oaklander Associates, a Limited Partnership, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Humphreys, Mary Reitmeyer, Pittsburgh, for appellants.

John B. Nicklas, Jr., McCrady, Nicklas & McCrady, James McAnemy, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN and KAUFFMAN, JJ.


OPINION

KAUFFMAN, Justice.

This appeal is from the order of the Superior Court reversing the entry of an order of compulsory nonsuit.1 In 1971, appellee, Thomas A. Scott ("Scott"), brought an action in equity against appellants, Robert Purcell ("Purcell") and Oaklander Associates ("Oaklander"), seeking a constructive trust on certain real estate on the ground that Purcell had breached...

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