McKenna v. Vernon
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
258 Pa. 18, 101 A. 919 (1917)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
The plaintiff contracted to build a movie theater for the defendant for a total of $8,750. The contract provided that the plaintiff would only be paid upon the defendant receiving certification from the architect that the work was completed correctly. The defendant paid the plaintiff a total of $6,000 in several installments, although only once did the defendant ask for the certification of the architect before paying. The plaintiff brought suit for the outstanding $2,750. The architect testified that the theater was substantially completed and that he did not provide certifications required in the contract only because he was not asked for them. The trial court found in favor of the plaintiff and awarded him $2,500. The defendant appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Stewart, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 804,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,300 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
