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McGuire v. Schneider, Inc.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Oct 20, 1988
519 Pa. 439 (Pa. 1988)

Summary

holding that a contract was fully integrated where it stated that it contained the parties' entire understanding, was not ambiguous, covered the disputed subject matter, and “convey[ed] no suggestion that anything beyond the four corners of the writing [was] necessary in order to ascertain the intent of the parties”

Summary of this case from Silvis v. Ambit Energy L.P.

Opinion

Argued September 27, 1988.

Decided October 20, 1988.

Appeal No. 31 W.D. Appeal Dkt. 1988 from Order of Superior Court, 368 Pa. Super. 344, 534 A.2d 115 (1987) entered November 23, 1987, at No. 1646 Pittsburgh 1986, Reversing and Remanding Order of Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Civil Division, entered October 29, 1986, at No. GD 81-22542.

Geoffrey P. Wozman, Martin E. Goldhaber, Mary C. Fairley, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Samuel Y. Stroh, Pittsburgh, Raymond H. Bogaty, Grove City, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and STOUT, JJ.


ORDER


Order affirmed.


Summaries of

McGuire v. Schneider, Inc.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Oct 20, 1988
519 Pa. 439 (Pa. 1988)

holding that a contract was fully integrated where it stated that it contained the parties' entire understanding, was not ambiguous, covered the disputed subject matter, and “convey[ed] no suggestion that anything beyond the four corners of the writing [was] necessary in order to ascertain the intent of the parties”

Summary of this case from Silvis v. Ambit Energy L.P.
Case details for

McGuire v. Schneider, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:Frank McGUIRE, Appellant, v. SCHNEIDER, INC

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Oct 20, 1988

Citations

519 Pa. 439 (Pa. 1988)
548 A.2d 1223

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