Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1934

Tanner v. Van Gelder Yarn Co., Inc.

Tanner v. Van Gelder Yarn Co., Inc.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided January 3, 1934 · Frazer, Simpson, Kephart, Schaffer, Maxey, Drew, Linn
170 A. 282; 314 Pa. 20; 1934 Pa. LEXIS 436

Tanner v. Van Gelder Yarn Co., Inc.

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

In this action of assumpsit for breach of contract, plaintiff appeals from the discharge of his rule for judgment, on part of his claim, for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. The questions involved were purely questions of fact, as to which the opinion of the learned court below states: “The defendant has clearly and concisely set forth in its affidavit of defense and new matter facts indicating a prima facie legal defense to the whole of the plaintiff’s claim.” (Italics ours.) Under such circumstances, summary judgment was properly refused: Brannen v. Granite-Silberstein B. & L. Assn., 310 Pa. 278; Coral Gables, Inc., v. MacBroom, 311 Pa. 183.

The order of the court below is affirmed.

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