Opinion

Malin v. Nuss

  • 234 Pa. Super. 259
  • 338 A.2d 676
  • 1975 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1524
Court
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Filed
Apr 22, 1975
Status
Published
Author
Hoffman
On the bench
Cercone, Hoffman, Jacobs, Price, Spaeth, Voort, Watkins
Cited by
7 cases
Authority
More cited than 7.5%

The opinion

Concurring Opinion by

Hoffman, J.:

The sole issue presented by this case is whether or not a cause of action arises when a contractor files a mechanic’s lien in contravention of a waiver agreement. I agree with the Majority that such an affirmative action does exist, and that appellant, upon proof of breach of such agreement, is entitled to at least nominal damages. *267 Nemitz v. Bell Telephone Co. of Pa., 225 Pa. Superior Ct. 202 , 310 A.2d 376 (1973). See also Massachusetts Bonding & Ins. Co. v. Johnson & Harder, Inc., 343 Pa. 270, 279-280 , 22 A.2d 709 (1941), citing Williston on Contracts, Revised Edition, Vol. 5, §1345, at 3776. We need not, and do not, decide which, if any, types of damages are properly recoverable in such a suit.

Spaeth, J., joins in this opinion.

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